Towards the end of the chapter 'NATIONALISM IN INDIA' there is a conclusion that the Mass Movemnts for freedom could not fully achieve their objectives. Give 5 reasons for the same, from your study of the chapter. (LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS)
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Towards the end of the chapter 'NATIONALISM IN INDIA' there is a conclusion that the Mass Movements for freedom could not fully achieve their objectives. Here are the some reasons for the same :
1. Differing strands within the movement : Various social groups participated in the Mass movements , each with its own specific aspiration.Thhe term Swaraj or Independence meant different things to different people.For example : For the plantation workers in Assam, freedom meant the right to move freely in and out of the confined space which enclosed them whereas the peasants in Awadh demanded abolition of begar (Labour that villagers were forced to contribute without any payment), reduction of revenue and social boycott of oppressive landlords.
2. Less impactful boycott of foreign goods : Foreign goods were boycotted, liquor shops picketed, and foreign cloth burnt in huge bonfires between 1921 and 1922. But this movement in the cities gradually slowed down for a variety of reasons. Khadi clothes were very expensive than the mass produced mill clothes and poor people could not afford it.
3.Boycott of British institutions was not successful : Since Indian institutions had to be set up so that they could be used in place of the British ones, the movement to boycott British institutions was not successful .The Indian institutions were slow to come up. So, students and teachers began heading back to government schools.
Regards.
Towards the end of the chapter 'NATIONALISM IN INDIA' there is a conclusion that the Mass Movements for freedom could not fully achieve their objectives. Here are the some reasons for the same :
1. Differing strands within the movement : Various social groups participated in the Mass movements , each with its own specific aspiration.Thhe term Swaraj or Independence meant different things to different people.For example : For the plantation workers in Assam, freedom meant the right to move freely in and out of the confined space which enclosed them whereas the peasants in Awadh demanded abolition of begar (Labour that villagers were forced to contribute without any payment), reduction of revenue and social boycott of oppressive landlords.
2. Less impactful boycott of foreign goods : Foreign goods were boycotted, liquor shops picketed, and foreign cloth burnt in huge bonfires between 1921 and 1922. But this movement in the cities gradually slowed down for a variety of reasons. Khadi clothes were very expensive than the mass produced mill clothes and poor people could not afford it.
3.Boycott of British institutions was not successful : Since Indian institutions had to be set up so that they could be used in place of the British ones, the movement to boycott British institutions was not successful .The Indian institutions were slow to come up. So, students and teachers began heading back to government schools.
Regards.