16-October-1788

Maratha's crowned Shahaalam as king of Delhi. 16-October-1878

Vallathol Narayana Menon, great freedom fighter, poet and writer, was born at Chennara village in Kerala. 16-October-1896

Govindas Seth, hindi litterateur and politician, was born. 16-October-1905

Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man an

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