* Lord Curzon and the new Governor of Bengal, Andrew Fraser, announces the Partition of Bengal, ostensibly for the development of Assam. Partly in response, the Indian National Congress launches the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swadeshi_movement|Swadeshi]] Movement on 7 August, calling for the boycott of all foreign-manufactured goods. Lord Minto becomes Viceroy.

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamshedji_Framji_Madan|J. F. Madan]] turns producer with Jyotish Sarkar’s film of a protest rally against Partition.