NEW DELHI: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has introduced two new educational modules titled ‘Swadeshi: Vocal for Local,’ which connect Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat with the historic Swadeshi Movement.

The modules begin with excerpts from the Prime Minister’s 79th Independence Day speech, where he emphasised self-reliance as “the bedrock of national strength and dignity” and encouraged citizens and shopkeepers to “champion India-made goods” not out of compulsion but as an act of pride.

The modules recall how the Swadeshi Movement was declared in 1905 at Calcutta Town Hall, with leaders such as Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Lala Lajpat Rai and Bipin Chandra Pal mobilising people to boycott British goods and adopt Indian-made products

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