The Swadeshi Movement is a glorious chapter in the history of modern India. Originated in Bengal as a protest movement against the ill-conceived partition of the province in 1905, it extended its wings in various parts of India. Its Boycott and passive resistance paved the way for Gandhian Non-Co-operation and civil disobedience. Its revolutionary activism was followed by armed struggles, underground and open, against the Raj, in India and outside. Contemporary ...