Question

Give the meaning of boycott as used for the boycott movement in 1905 and mention its four fold programme.

Answer 1

Hint: Both the Swadeshi and Boycott movement started in order to oppose the Bengal partition and later it turned into a mass movement. In Calcutta Town Hall, where the meeting was held for the formal proclamation of the Swadeshi movement, the boycott resolution was also passed.

Complete answer:
Strikes mean refusing to use foreign goods. The Swiss movement opposed the Government's decision to separate Bengal and made it public in July 1905. It wanted all British goods to be exported and only Indian products to be purchased. Boycott's four-part program was supported. Mixing English cloth, salt and sugar. English language rejection. Refusal of government positions and seats in the Legislature. Public boycott by foreign buyers.

Additional Information: Tilak cited the example of Americans throwing tea boxes at sea and refusing to pay taxes to the British Government. In the spirit of nationalism and rebellion Tilak said "people must fight for their rights… .if you are ready to be called human beings creatures, if you are very worried about injustice in the hands, if you really wish the world well, if you are proud of your ancestors and your brave heroes.

Note: Tilak promoted boycott as a political process for three different reasons for making the Swiss party a goal that would not succeed without boycotting foreign goods, secondly, complaining about oppressive prices and taxing people, and thirdly, serving as part of the war and violence he thought would be impossible. In the process of rejection Tilak wanted to create a large organization against the British Government. The boycott was therefore used by Tilak as an economic, national and political weapon.