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Q112 (IAS/2010) History & Culture › National Movement (1857–1947) › Early national politics Answer Verified

What was the immediate cause for the launch of the Swadeshi movement?

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The Swadeshi Movement was launched directly in response to Lord Curzon’s decision to partition Bengal in 1905. Contemporary accounts and standard texts state that Swadeshi and Boycott began as a reaction to the Bengal partition (announced in mid‑1905 and put into effect later that year), the official motive being administrative but widely perceived as political suppression of a nationalist centre [1]. The movement’s genesis is explicitly traced to the anti‑partition agitation and leaders across Bengal mobilised Swadeshi, boycott and national education as instruments of protest [2]. The partition was officially declared on 19 July 1905, which immediately galvanised mass agitation and the Swadeshi campaign across India [3].

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  1. [1] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 12: Era of Militant Nationalism (1905-1909) > The Swadeshi and Boycott Movement > p. 280
  2. [2] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 12: Era of Militant Nationalism (1905-1909) > The Swadeshi and Boycott Movement > p. 261
  3. [3] History , class XII (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 2: Rise of Extremism and Swadeshi Movement > 2.2 Anti-Partition Movement > p. 18
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