Question

Which of the following was first suggested the Boycott of British goods?

(i) Krishnakumar Mitra's Sanjivani

(ii) Open Letter to Curzon

(iii) Motilal Ghosh's Amita Bazar Patrika

(iv) Rabindranath's Atmasakti

• A. Only (i)
• B. Only (ii)
• C. Only (i) and (ii)
• D. All the above (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Only (i)

• The boycott of British goods was first suggested by Krishnakumar Mitra's Sanjivani.  

• On July 6, 1905, Krishnakumar Mitra's newspaper Sanjivani was the first to explicitly call for the boycott of British goods in response to the impending partition of Bengal.

• This suggestion predates the formal proclamation of the Swadeshi Movement on August 7, 1905.