History · Rise of Indian Nationalism
UGC NET December 2023 History
Who founded the 'Swadesh Bandhav Samiti' at Barisal during the Swadeshi Movement?
ASurendranath Banerjee
BNil Ratna Sircar
CAshwini Kumar Dutt ✓ Correct
DKrishna Kumar Mitra
Correct answer: (C) Ashwini Kumar Dutt — The answer is Ashwini Kumar Dutt, who founded the Swadesh Bandhav Samiti at Barisal in August 1905.
Explanation
★The answer is Ashwini Kumar Dutt, who founded the Swadesh Bandhav Samiti at Barisal in August 1905.
★Barisal lies in present-day Bangladesh.
★Dutt worked as a teacher in Barisal and was a respected local leader.
★The samiti aimed to promote the use of swadeshi or indigenous goods.
★He also published a weekly newspaper called Barisal Hitaishi.
★The other leaders were active in Bengal but did not found this particular samiti.
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