Which freedom fighter from Bengal stood against the Partition of Bengal by the British government?

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The correct answer is Bipin Chandra Pal.

Key Points

Bipin Chandra Pal was one in Lal Pal Bal Triumvirate.
He started the Swadeshi movement against the partition of Bengal.
He stood against the Partition of Bengal by the British government.
He was a social reformer.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal, Lala Lajpat Rai are the key people in the swadeshi movement.
Bipin Chandra Pal is known as the father of revolutionary thoughts.
He founded English weekly "New India" in 1901.

Swadeshi movement:

It was officially proclaimed on 7 August 1905 at the Calcutta Town Hall, in Bengal.
Lord Curzon was the viceroy of India during Swadeshi Movement.
The two main goals of this movement were the boycott of foreign-made goods and the use of Swadeshi goods.
In Andhra Pradesh, the Swadeshi movement was also known as the Vandemataram movement.
In 1909, the movement had spread across the country and people had started anti-partition and anti-colonial movements.
Key people in the Swadeshi movement:
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
- Bipin Chandra Pal.
- Lala Lajpat Rai
- Aurobindo Ghosh

Lala Lajpat Rai:

Lala Lajpat Rai participated in Swadeshi Andolan from the Hissar district of Haryana.
He was popularly known as Punjab Kesari.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak:

He was popularly known as Lokmanya Tilak.
He published a series of articles in his Marathi newspaper Kesari, against the British.
He also launched the Maratha newspaper in English.