Consider the following statements regarding the Swadeshi  Movement:
1. Rabindranath Tagore called for observance of arandhan (keeping the hearth unlit) as a mark of mourning and protest on the day the partition was put into effect.
2. Ramendra Sunder Trivedi called for the observance of raksha bandhan (tying of threads on each other’s wrists as a sign of brotherhood).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation :

• Ramendra Sunder Trivedi called for observance of arandhan (keeping the hearth unlit) as a mark of mourning and protest on the day the partition was put into effect.
• Rabindranath Tagore composed several songs to inspire freedom struggle and revived Bengali folk music to arouse national pride. He also set up some swadeshi stores and called for the observance of raksha bandhan (tying of threads on each other’s wrists as a sign of brotherhood).

By: Rameez Reza