The School of Musketry was established in place of Dum Dum headquarters of Bengal Artillery. The School of Musketry was established for providing training for usage of Enfield Rifle.

The Naxalbari Peasant Movement in Darjeeling district was started in 1972. It created split in the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) was born.

Surya Sen, Nirmal Sen, Kalpana Dutta, Anant Singh and Lokenath Bal were important leaders of the Chittagong Uprising.

The infamous proposal of Partition of Bengal was introduced by Governor Lord Curzon and was carried into execution on 16th October, 1905.

The Food Movement of 1959 also known as the Khadya Andolan was the turning point in the history of class struggle in West Bengal.

Singur Movement started on 18th May, 2006 when Tata Motor announced the small car factory in Singur. The social activists protested against the allocation of factory site which was fertile multi-crop land.

The Santhals resided in the hilly districts of Manbbhum, Barabhum, Chhotanagpur, Palamau and Birbhum. They lived an agrarian lifestyle.

Ranu Khan was the supreme military leader of the Chakma Revolt. He was the diwan of the Raja.

The Partition of Bengal was started by the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon in 1905 and continued till 1911.

The Fakir-Sannyasi Resistance Movement was led by Majnu Shah. He was a sufi saint of Madaria sect.