National Movements: Partition of Bengal and the Swadeshi Movement

Vocabulary-style flashcards covering the key figures, dates, organizations, and slogans of the 1905 Partition of Bengal and the subsequent Swadeshi Movement.

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Bengal

Lord Curzon

The Viceroy who announced the Partition of Bengal on July 20, 1905.

Risley

The Home Secretary of British India (1904) who famously stated, 'Bengal united is a power. Bengal divided will pull in several different ways.'

October 16, 1905

The date the Partition of Bengal came into effect and the day observed as a 'Day of National Mourning.'

George V

The British King who visited India when the Partition of Bengal was cancelled.

Lord Brodrick

The Secretary of State for India during the Partition of Bengal movement.

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

The INC President during the time of Partition who described the event as a 'cruel mistake.'

Vande Mataram

The song that became the slogan of the movement against the Partition of Bengal and is another name for the Swadeshi Movement.

Jaggery (Sharkara)

The indigenous product promoted during the Anti-Partition Movement instead of foreign-made sugar.

Lord Hardinge II

The Viceroy who annulled (cancelled) the Partition of Bengal in 1911.

B.N. Dhar

The INC President at the time the Partition of Bengal was annulled in 1911.

Raksha Bandhan Day

A day observed on October 16 following a call move by Rabindranath Tagore to symbolize unity during the Partition.

Amar Shonar Bangla

The song composed by Rabindranath Tagore during the Swadeshi Movement against the Bengal Partition.

Surendranath Banerjee

The person who described the Partition of Bengal as 'A bomb shell thrown to break Hindu-Muslim unity.'

August 7, 1905

The date of the official proclamation associated with the formation of the Swadeshi Movement.

Krishna Kumar Mitra

The person who first proposed the idea of 'Boycott of Foreign Goods' (1905) and founded the publication Sanjivani.

Sanjivani

The publication in which Krishna Kumar Mitra propagated the idea of boycotting foreign goods.

V.O. Chidambaram Pillai

The leader of the Swadeshi Movement in Tamil Nadu (Madras) and founder of the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company; known as 'Kappalottiya Thamizhan' (The Tamil Helmsman).

Prafulla Chandra Ray

The founder of the Bengal Chemical Swadeshi Stores.

Indian Society of Oriental Art

The organization started by Abanindranath Tagore to 'Swadeshi-ize' (indigenize) the Indian art scene.

Abanindranath Tagore

The artist who painted the famous 'Bharat Mata' during the Swadeshi struggle and founded the Indian Society of Oriental Art.

Ashwini Kumar Datta

The founder of the Swadeshi Bandhab Samithi.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

The leader of the Swadeshi Movement in Maharashtra and founder of the Swadeshi Vastra Pracharini Sabha.

Shyamji Krishna Varma

The person who started the publication 'The Indian Sociologist' during the freedom struggle.

G. Subramania Iyer

The founder of the Swadeshamitran newspaper.

National Handloom Day

Celebrated on August 7 since 2015 to commemorate the Swadeshi Movement.

Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company

A company started in 1906 with its headquarters in Thoothukudi by V.O. Chidambaram Pillai.

Jatra

The traditional dance/drama form started to propagate the ideas of the Swadeshi Movement.

Lala Lajpat Rai

The leader who headed the Swadeshi Movement in Punjab.

Syed Haider Raza

The leader who headed the Swadeshi Movement in Delhi.

Harisarvottam Rao

The leader who headed the Swadeshi Movement in Andhra.