Question

Write a note on the Swadeshi Movement in

India.

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 Indiaby following the principles of swadeshi and which had some success. Strategies of the Swadeshi movement involved boycotting British products and the revival of domestic products and production processes. L. M. Bhole identifies five phases of the Swadeshi movement.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

$The\:Swadeshi\:Movement\:was\:a\:\\consequence\:of\:Lord\:Curzon\:\\announcement\:for\:the\:partition\:of\:\\Bengal.\:The\:partition\:was\:announced\\on\:the\:pretext\:that\:the\:population\\of\:Bengal\:as\:a\:whole\:is\:too\:tough\\to\:administer\:over.\:Swadeshi\\movement\:aimed\:at\:promoting\\the\:use\:of\:local\:goods\:and\:services\\while\:boycotting\:the\:British\:counterparts.\\This\:improved\:India’s\:economic\:status\\and\:sent\:a\:loud\:and\:clear\:message\:to\:the\:British\\that\:Indians\:can\:survive\:by\\themselves.\:This\:movement\\took\:a\:violent\:turn\:when\:British\\goods\:were\:publicly\:burnt.\:The\\youth\:urged\:people\:not\:to\:send\\their\:children\:to\:British\:schools\\as\:well.\:To\:combat\:this\:problem,\\The\:British\:started\:arresting\:the\\agitators\:and\:finally,\:Bengal\:was\\divided.\:The\:Swadeshi\:Movement\\is\:a\:landmark\:movement\:because\\the\:unity\:of\:Indians\:was\:witnessed\:and\:people\:started\\realising\:that\:together,\:they\\can\:stand\:tall\:in\:front\:of\:the\:British.$