While the pre-independence movement was essentially a response to colonial policies, the post-independence swadeshi movement sprung forth as an answer to increasingly oppressive imperialistic policies in the post-second world-war climate.
Swadeshi means creation of national wealth and power.
The swadeshi movement was the most successful.
Swadeshi factories came into existence everywhere.
The period witnessed the growth of swadeshi textile mills.
The cotton textile industry is rightly described as swadeshi industry.
In 1925, the party's annual confederation passed a resolution supporting indigenous industries and swadeshi enterprise.
In a third case the assistant secretary of a 'swadeshi' steam navigation company was deported for six years.
