1. Viceroy Curzon divided Bengal into East Bengal and West Bengal with an objective of breaking Hindu-Muslim unity and rising nationalism.

2. People opposed this division strongly and whole Bengal observed ‘National Mourning Day’.

3. To further oppose this division, on the very same day it was announced to boycott all foreign goods and use Swadeshi i.e., indigenous or Indian made goods.

4. Since people started buying swadeshi goods from Indians, people’s economic condition improved.

5. On the other hand, the English industries badly suffered due to boycott of their goods.

6. Import of English goods such as cloth from Manchester, sugar, shoes, cigarettes, tobacco, etc. either stopped or reduced drastically. So the British incurred huge losses.

7. Indian also started factories for producing Swadeshi goods.

8. Looking to gathering strength of people, rise in nationalism and huge losses to the British company, the British had no choice but to cancel the division of Bengal.