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what is swadeshi movement

Answer 1

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What is Swadeshi Movement ?

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• The British Government planned the Partition of Bengal against the wishes of the people of Bengal. The leaders like Surendra-Nath Banerjee , Arabinda Ghose , Ramender Sundar Trivedi , Bipin Chandra Pal , Rabindranath Tagore understood this conspiracy and they were able to create awareness among the people of Bengal.

• When it became clear that the government was adament to implement this partition, the anti-Gov.t feeling rose gradually among the people of Bengal . Since the public opinion was disrespected , the whole Bengal broke out into national movement against this partition.

• Hindu- Muslim Unity was put into threat and the Bengali nationalism was wounded.

• Hence , there was a huge public protest and dissatisfaction against this partition. Irrespective of caste , creed and religion people plunged into this movement.

• This movement became famous as Swadeshi Movement because it was publicly recommended that Indian would unitedly boycott foreign goods and would start using home made goods made by Indians.

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Answer 2

Swadeshi Movement

It was a mass anti-government movement of Indians throughout the nation against the order of British rule to divide the Bengal.

Events leading to Swadeshi Movement

• On 20th July, 1905, Lord Curzon issued an order to divide the province of Bengal into two parts to set up a communal gulf between Hindus and Muslims.
• The Anti-Partition was started by most prominent leaders like Surendranath Banerjee and Krishna Kumar Mitra etc.
• There were cries of 'Bande Matram, which became a national song of Bengal.
• The ceremony of Raksha Bandhan was observed on 16th October, 1905. Hindu and Muslim tied 'rakhi' in one another's wrists as a symbol of the unbreakable unity.
• The leaders of Bengal felt that mere demonstrations, public meetings and resolution were not enough and something more concrete was needed and the answer felt was Swadeshi and boycott. People burnt foreign clothes and foreign goods.

Features of Swadeshi Movement

• An important aspect of the Swadeshi movement was emphasis on self-reliance.
• The leaders of Bengal took up the work of national education seriously. National educational institutions were opened by them and literary, technical and physical education was given there.
• On 15th August, 1905, a national council of education was set up and Aurbindo Ghosh was appointed as the first principal of the National College.
• At the Calcutta session, the congress adopted to boycott British goods on 7th August, 1905.
• Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal and Aurbindo Ghosh played an important role in Swadeshi Movement.