New Forms of Struggle and Impact

The militant nationalists put forward several fresh ideas at the theoretical, propaganda and programme levels. Among the several forms of struggle thrown up by the movement were the following.

Boycott of Foreign Goods Public Meetings and Processions Corps of Volunteers or ‘Samitis’Imaginative use of Traditional Popular Festivals and Melas Emphasis given to Self-Reliance Programme of Swadeshi or National Education Swadeshi or Indigenous Enterprises Impact in the Cultural Sphere