The first partition of Bengal came to effect on 20 July 1905, where the British colonial government split the unified province of
Bengal Presidency into two parts along
communal lines–
East Bengal and Assam having a majority of
Muslims and
West Bengal having a majority of
Hindus. The event triggered a
nationalist surge particularly among the
Bengali Hindus, who claimed this move as politically motivated. Along with a host of others, songs such as this were meant to rekindle the unified spirit of Bengal and to raise public consciousness against the communal political divide. Dwijendra Lal Roy wrote the song in Bengali language during this time in 1905. The song was later included on his play
Shajahan in 1907. A transcription of the song in Sanskrit was made by his son Dilip Kumar Roy much later. ==Popularity==