What was the immediate cause for the launch of the Swadeshi movement? (UPSC Prelims 2010)

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The Swadeshi Movement launched in 1905 as a direct response to Lord Curzon\'s partition of Bengal on October 16, 1905, which divided the province into East and West Bengal, seen as a divide-and-rule tactic to weaken Bengali nationalism. This sparked widespread protests, boycotts of British goods, and promotion of Indian products. While Tilak\'s 1897 sentencing fueled extremism earlier, Punjab events (1907) and Chapekar executions (1899) preceded it; Bengal partition was the immediate trigger, marking the formal start with Calcutta Town Hall meetings and Aurobindo\'s advocacy.

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The partition of Bengal done by Lord Curzon The Swadeshi Movement launched in 1905 as a direct response to Lord Curzon\'s partition of Bengal on October 16, 1905, which divided the province into East and West Bengal, seen as a divide-and-rule tactic to weaken Bengali nationalism. This sparked widespread protests, boycotts of British goods, and promotion of Indian products. While Tilak\'s 1897 sentencing fueled extremism earlier, Punjab events (1907) and Chapekar executions (1899) preceded it; Bengal partition was the immediate trigger, marking the formal start with Calcutta Town Hall meetings and Aurobindo\'s advocacy.

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