Question

Which of the following was the result of the Swadeshi movement?
A. Setting up of Iron and Steel industry by Jamshedji Tata
B. Setting up of Bengal Chemical Works
C. Setting up of Swadeshi Bhandar by Rabindranath Tagore
D. All of the above

Answer 1

Hint In the 1900s, India started the Swadeshi movement in an attempt to fuel the Indian Independence Movement. It was a successful strategy that aimed to boycott the imported goods, the economy of India by stimulating the demand for products made in India.

Complete step-by-step solution
Swadeshi was a movement based on the principle of self-sufficiency that showed the Britishers and proved to everyone that Indians could produce for themselves, administer themselves, and be self-reliant without depending on any other country. The Movement gained immense popularity and gave tremendous momentum to the Indian industry, opening out the ways for the manufacture of swadeshi salt, sugar, and many other products. It was due to the Swadeshi Movement thatJamshedji Tata was able to set up Asia’s first-ever privately-owned integrated iron and steel plant in India. His idea of providing his country with its own iron and steel industry gained support from the government and in 1907, when the Swadeshi Movement was at its height, the Tata Iron and Steel Company Ltd. was incorporated. Next, Prafulla Chandra Roy established “Bengal Chemical” and Chidambaram Pillai built indigenous Ships. One of the many ways that promoted Swadeshi was the orchestration of Made in India products at fairs that were recommended by Rabindranath Tagore.

Thus, option (D) is correct.

Additional Information Many national education institutions were opened by nationalists who regarded the existing education system as inadequate. A National Council of Education was even set up on 15 August 1906.

Note The Swadeshi movement provided several opportunities in establishing the realm of culture in India. The patriotic songs and poems written by poets like Rabindranath Tagore, Rajni Kant Sen, and Mukunda Das are sung all over the country to this day.