Modern History / National Movement
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The Swadeshi Movement is also called Vandemataram Movement. It started in 1905 and ended in 1908. It was an anti-partition movement led by Extremist leaders against partition of Bengal. The theme song of the Movement was Vande Mataram (song from the novel Anandamath, which written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee). The British created a scene that East Bengal was meant for Muslims so that they can be empowered politically and termed the Congress as a Hindu Party.