Question

What was the aim of the swadeshi and boycott movement?

Answer 1

The Swadeshi movement, part of the Indian independence movement and the developing Indian nationalism, was an economic strategy aimed at removing the British Empire from power and improving economic conditions in India by following the principles of swadeshi which had some success.

Aim of the Boycott: Boycott means the policy of refusal-refusal to buy foreign, particularly British goods. The idea of boycott of British goods in protest the Partition of Bengal was first preached by Krishna Kumar Mitra in his Bengali weekly named Sanjibani (13 July, 1905 edition.)