Question

Write a short note on swadeshi movement

Answer 1

The Swadeshi movement, part of the Indian independence movement and the developingIndian nationalism, was an economic strategy aimed at removing the British Empire from power and improving economic conditions inIndia by following the principles of swadeshiand 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

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Explanation:

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