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What actions did the Bengali people take as part of the Swadeshi and Boycott movements?
Boycott British clothes and other goods, and use Indian products instead
What did Rabindranath Tagore's song 'Banglar Man, Banglar Jal' call for?
accord and unity between the Hindu and Muslim Bengalis
Give an example of how people in Bengal participated in the Swadeshi and Boycott movements.
refused to wash foreign clothes, would not mend English shoes, and bought up and burnt English clothes, cigarettes, and other goods in public
What were the main aims of the Swadeshi and Boycott movements?
To put economic pressure on the British and to promote Indian industry
This quiz covers the historical event of the partition of Bengal, the protests that followed, and the Swadeshi and Boycott movements in India. It also touches upon Rabindranath Tagore's efforts to promote unity between Hindu and Muslim Bengalis.
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