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Who was the first to suggest the boycott of British goods in Bengal?
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- Aurobindo Ghosh
- Krishna Kumar Mitra
- Motilal Ghosh
- Satish Chandra Mukherji
Correct Option: B
Krishna Kumar Mitra was the first to suggest the boycott of British goods in Bengal. The Swadeshi Movement had its genesis in the antipartition movement which was started to oppose the British decision to partition Bengal. The formal proclamation of the Swadeshi movement was made on August 7, 1905 at a meeting held at the Calcutta Town hall. At the August 7 meeting, the famous Boycott resolutions was passed. Boycott was first suggested by Krishna Kumar Mitra in Sanjivani in 1905.