The 'Swadeshi' and 'Boycott' were adopted as methods of struggle for t

The ‘Swadeshi’ and ‘Boycott’ were adopted as methods of struggle for the first time during the

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agitation against the Partition of Bengal

Home Rule Movement

Non-Cooperation Movement

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The ‘Swadeshi’ and ‘Boycott’ movements were adopted as methods of struggle for the first time on a significant scale during the agitation against the Partition of Bengal in 1905. The call for boycotting British goods and promoting Indian (Swadeshi) goods became a central strategy of this movement.

The Partition of Bengal (1905) sparked widespread protests and led to the adoption of Swadeshi and Boycott as major tactics to resist British rule.

While earlier instances of boycott might have occurred locally, the anti-Partition movement saw the first organized and widespread use of Swadeshi and Boycott as political tools across various sections of society, laying the groundwork for future national movements like the Non-Cooperation Movement, which also heavily relied on these methods.

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