ICSE-X-History
04: Second Phase of the Indian National Movement
- #4What were the two methods adopted by the Assertive Nationalists in the freedom struggle?Ans : The aggressive nationalists had four planks of the programme namely; Revivalism, Swadeshi, Boycott and National Education.
(i) Revivalism. The extremists sought to build national movement on the basis of people's religious belief. Thus, Tilak revived the Shivaji festival in 1895 and presented Rana Pratap, Shivaji as national heroes.(ii) Swadeshi. The concept of Swadeshi was based on the use of home-made products so as to encourage, Indian industries and provide the people with more opportunities for work and employment(iii) Boycott. Boycott meant boycott of British goods along with government service, honours and titles.(iv) National Education. New educational institutions were to be opened to give both Religious as well as Political education. National education also included secular, moral and vocational education.