Explain the features of the boycott …

The word “Swadeshi” is a Sanskrit word. The literal meaning of the word Swadeshi is : of one’s own country.

Swadeshi movement a part of the Indian Independence movement was a successful strategy to remove the British Empire from power and improve economic condition in India through following principles of Swadeshi or Self-Sufficiency. Strategies of the Swadeshi movement involved boycotting British products and the revival of domestic made products and production technique.
A boycott is a form of consumer activism involving the act of voluntarily abstaining from using, buying or dealing with a person, organisation or country as an expression of protest usually for political reason. During the National Movement it began with the Surrender of titles that the government has awarded and a boycott of civil services, army, police, court and Legislative Council, schools and foreign goods.

The main features of 'Boycott Movement' and 'Swadeshi Movement' are as follows:

1. To non-cooperate with the British government and make it collapse.

2. To boycot or cut out buying Brirish goods made in our country.

3. To create India's own goods and buying those only. eg. khadi.(swadeshi goods)

4. To protest the ruling British government and shouting slogans such as 'swatantra Bharat' etc