Question

Write a note on the Swadeshi movement​

Answer 1

Answer:

A recent SBI Ecowrap report said the national GDP may contract by 16.5 per cent in the first quarter of the current fiscal. The report also mentioned that India’s economic recovery could take much longer than expected.

The annual GDP is forecast to sink over 5.1 per cent. This will mark the weakest GDP growth rate in over four decades.

While some green shoots emerged in July, economists now say that they could be temporary in nature and the challenging Covid-19 scenario could prolong the economic crisis in India.

Answer 2

Explanation:

The movement, begun in 1906 by Indian nationals opposed to the Partition of Bengal, was one of the most successful movements against British rule. Swadeshi was a focus of Mahatma Gandhi, who described it as the soul of swaraj (self-rule). ... This divide-and-conquer strategy sparked the Swadeshi movement.