Name: The Launching of the Swadeshi Movement
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 4 min 16 s
Description: Let's watch and learn about the initial phase of the Swadeshi Movement as a direct response from the Indians against the partition of Bengal in 1905.

Question

What factors resulted in the growing opposition to British rule?

Accepted Answer

The following factors resulted in the growing opposition to the British rule and laid the roadmap of the national movement:

The economic drain of Indian resources was one of the major reasons for the discontent against British rule. The British did not pay much attention to Indian industries and their taxation and other revenue policies were instrumental in the decline of Indian industries and agriculture. The introduction of modern industries linked the public through communication systems like railways, telegraph, and post, which invoked the feeling of unity and anger against British oppression.

The modern education introduced by the British in form of English education, worked as a unifying factor for people of different languages and cultures. The spread of ideas through a common medium was important, along with the growing opposition of British rule from the Indian press as well. Similarly, the policies of Viceroys like Lytton, the increased economic burden on Indian people due to these policies, and curtailing of the freedom of dissent, were some major reasons for discontent against British rule.

What factors resulted in the growing opposition to British rule?

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