1. Answer the following questions pointwise :
(1) Discuss the nature and effects of boycott agitation and national movements.
Answers
Answer:
1. Boycott and indigenous movement along with Bangbhang Movement was one of the important events of the Indian National Movements.
2. Because of the ‘Divide and Rule’ policy as result of the Britisher’s Machiavellian policies, boycott and indigenous movement get impetus.
3. Viceroy Curzon divided the vast Bengal Province into East Bengal and West Bengal, in the name of bringing about administrative efficiency.
4. When Bengal was divided on 16th October in 1905, the whole Bengal observed the day as ‘National Mourning Day’.
5. On the same day, announcement about boycotting all foreign goods and encouragement to use indigenous goods was made.
6. This movement had three major characteristics:
Adopt indigenous products
Boycott of foreign goods
Adopt national education.
Result of boycott movement:
1. India benefited a lot due fo this Swadeshi Movement, but the English Industry was badly affected.
2. The cloth coming from Manchester stopped.
3. Sugar, shoes, cigarettes, tobacco etc. imported from England also reduced and the sale of cloth made in India, increased.
4. Factories for making indigenous goods were started.
5. The effect of the Movement was felt in other provinces of India like Punjab,
Utttar Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh, Bombay (Mumbai), Madras etc.
6. The echo of the movement was also felt strongly in the British Parliament and just within six years in 1911, the division of Bengal was scrapped after a rethinking by the Parliament.