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6 hours ago · The move aimed to suppress the growing nationalist movement in Calcutta, where Bengalis were leading the push for Indian nationalism. On 16 October 1905, when the first partition was implemented, Bengal observed a day of national mourning, Tagore composed Amar Shonar Bangla (which would later go on to become the national song of Bangladesh), and the streets of Calcutta roared with cries of Bande Mataram .
