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Growth of Nationalism Swadeshi Movement

ICSE · Class 11 · History

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Background of Indian Nationalism

  • The Indian Renaissance of the nineteenth century created a new spirit and vigour among Indians.
  • It first influenced literature, education, and thinking, and later affected religion and society.
  • R.C. Majumder linked the growth of nationalism with personalities such as Surendranath Banerjee, Ranade, and Gokhale.
2

Curzon’s Policies and the Partition of Bengal

  • Lord Curzon was a staunch imperialist and had no respect for Congress.
  • Lord George Hamilton wrote to Curzon on 1 May 1899 suggesting three means to counteract Congress activities.
  • Curzon replied in 1900 that his ambition was to assist the Congress to peaceful demise.
3

Anti-Partition Movement: Main Phases

  • The anti-partition movement developed in four phases, later described as five phases.
  • The first phase began with protest, hartal, and public demonstrations.
  • On 16 October, people observed hartal, took bath in the Ganga, sang Banglar Mati, Banglar Jal, and tied raksha bandhan threads.
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Spread, Leadership, and Constructive Work

  • The movement spread beyond speeches into social and economic life.
  • Students became active volunteers and helped in picketing and propaganda.
  • Many organisations were formed to spread nationalist work.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Growth of nationalism through the Partition of Bengal and the Swadeshi and Boycott Movement

Early political awakeningRaja Rammohan RoyIndian National CongressCurzon's policiesPartition of BengalMotives behind partitionAnti-partition movementAtma Sakti movement

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Key topics in Growth of Nationalism Swadeshi Movement include Mind map showing the dual nature of Swadeshi movement: Boycott (negation) and Swadeshi (affirmation), Flowchart showing how multiple organizational and cultural methods combined to create mass mobilization, Pie chart showing the distribution of constructive achievements across different sectors of the Swadeshi Movement. These are the concepts ICSE Class 11 examiners draw on most — study them first, then practise related questions.
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