ABSTRACT
The nineteenth century closed while Lord Curzon was ruling India, and during his rule the Victorian era also ended. Though the post-Curzon administration prepared to abandon the old imperial concept of awe and majesty, it simultaneously faced the problem of recognizing the changing time in more tangible forms. As time progressed without any sign of change in the European attitude towards Indians, a voice was raised against racialism from an unexpected quarter. Racialism seemed to be emanating mostly from the Indian side. Moreover, reports coming to the Viceroy from other parts of India showed that the people everywhere were not so much concerned over the partition of Bengal. The Liberal Government at home was worried from the beginning about Bengal. The Viceroy's constant reports that the agitation was subsiding led the Secretary of State to declare in the British Parliament shortly afterwards that all was quiet on the Bengal front.
