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Explain briefly any three differences in the methods adopted between the
Early Nationalists and Radicals, in the National Movement.
Answers
Early Nationalists:
1)They believed in the policy of constitutional agitation within the legal framework, and slow orderly political progress.
2)They held meetings where speeches were made and resolutions for popular demands were passed.
3)They made use of the press to criticise government policies,
4)They sent memorandums and petitions.
5)They made use of three P’s – Petitions, Prayers and Protests.
A British Committee of the Indian National Congress was set up in London in 1889, which published a weekly journal, India, to present India’s case before the British public.
Deputations of Indian leaders were sent to Britain. These political leaders carried on active propaganda in Britain.
Radicals: Methods
i)Swadeshi
ii)Boycott
iii)National Education
iv)Passive Resistance
v)Revivalism
vi)Personal Sacrifices
vii)Mass movement
viii)Aggressive or assertive method