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Swadeshi movement (1905)

On the Indian independence map as “Calcutta — Swadeshi”

16 Oct 1905 — On the day partition took effect, people in Bengal mourned and boycotted British goods. They burned foreign cloth, refused British salt and sugar, and founded national schools. Rabindranath Tagore led crowds tying rakhi threads on Hindu and Muslim wrists as a sign of shared protest.

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Turning point
Chapter
Partition of Bengal and Swadeshi (chapter 4 of Indian independence)
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Indian Independence & Partition, 1857–1964
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