• DR.BASAWARAJ

The nationwide protests against the counter-availing excise levies on Indian fabric in 1896 gave the Swadeshi movement a new lease of life, and the partition of Bengal in 1905 gave it even more vigour. It was emphasised that Indians should "waken up to the national cause" by supporting the use of Lancashire cotton, regardless of their religious beliefs or other differences.7. During this time, three main possible streams appeared. The political extremists employed prolonged boycotts concurrently with the rise of a terrorist movement, while moderates adopted constructive Swadeshi. By 1905, the concept of "Atmashakti," or self-reliance, permeated Bengali society through Swadeshi textile mill plans. Highlights of this era included better handlooms, issues with river transportation, factories that produced soap and matches, tanneries and earthenware, national education through Muffosil Schools, the Taraknath Patil Society, which opposed technical education, and initiatives to put Tagores' Swadeshi Samaj into practice.8. Like a triumphant general, Bal Gangadhar Tilak embarked on a propaganda tour in 1906 during the Swadeshi Movement in Bengal. Tilak traveled throughout North Karnataka, giving provocative talks about boycotts, Swadeshi, Swaraj, and national education at Belgaum, Dharwad, Gurla Hosur, Pachchapur, and Bijapur. His main point was that self-government, or Swaraj, was the only way to free the nation from foreign bureaucracy and restore its former splendor. Only national education could provide this understanding. His main point was that self-government, or Swaraj, was the only way to free the nation from foreign bureaucracy and restore its former splendor. Only national education, which passed on legacy and instilled a deep love for the motherland and a resolve to restore the region's splendor and majesty, could bring this understanding.

AN OVERVIEW OF THE KARNATAKA FREEDOM STRUGGLE: THE FUNCTION OF ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANISATIONS

"AN OVERVIEW OF THE KARNATAKA FREEDOM STRUGGLE: THE FUNCTION OF ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANISATIONS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 9, page no.980-987, September-2017, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1709147.pdf

"AN OVERVIEW OF THE KARNATAKA FREEDOM STRUGGLE: THE FUNCTION OF ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANISATIONS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 9, page no. pp980-987, September-2017, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1709147.pdf