Author:

Mamun Sarkar
PhD Research Scholar
Department of History
University of North Bengal
Darjeeling,West Bengal,India

Email: mamunhist002@gmail.com

Abstract: The Partition of Bengal in 1947 was one of the most decisive and painful episodes in the history of modern India. It divided not only territory but also communities, families, memories, political aspirations and cultural identities. In this complex historical moment, Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee emerged as one of the most important political voices demanding that the Hindu-majority areas of Bengal should not be included in Pakistan but should remain within the Indian Union. This article examines Mukherjee’s role in the Partition of Bengal through three interrelated themes: politics, identity and national integration. The article also shows that Mukherjee’s politics after 1947 carried forward many of the concerns that shaped his position during Bengal’s Partition. Based on biographies, historical studies, research articles, Ph.D. thesis materials and documentary sources, the article presents Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee as a complex historical figure: an educationist, parliamentarian, nationalist politician and regional leader whose role in the making of West Bengal continues to be remembered, debated and reinterpreted in contemporary India.

Key Words: Bengali Hindu identity,Integration, Refugee Politics, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, etc.