Swadeshi Movement (aug 7, 1905 – dec 31, 1908)

Description:

- With the passage of the Boycott Resolution formal Swadeshi movement started
- Led by Extremists like Tilak, Lala Latpat Rai, Bipin Chandra Pal, Aurobindo Gosh

- boycott of foreign goods like Manchester cloth and Liverpool salt, use of fairs, festivals, and melas for propaganda, corps of volunteers or 'Samitis'
- emphasis on self-reliance
- launching national or swadeshi education --> Bengal National College inspired by Tagore's Shantiniketan
- establishment of the National Council of Education
- Swadeshi enterprises --> Chidambaram Pillai's Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company in Tuticorin
- impact on cultural sphere
* Songs - Amar Sonar Bangla by Rabindranath Tagore, Sudesha Geetham by Subramania Bharati
* Paintings - Abanindranath Tagore, Nandalal Bose
* Science - Jagadish Chandra Bose, Prafullachangra Ray