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

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.