Mahatma Gandhi vs Rabindranath Tagore (Economic Boycott vs ‘Insensate Waste’)

Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore, the two great leaders of the Indian history were known for having different opinions on specific issues concerning India's future and freedom movements, however, these differences in their intellectual understanding, were not strong enough to wipe out the great sense of respect and admiration they had for each other.

Mahama Gandhi’s ‘Economic Boycott’

• The economic boycott philosophy was used by Mahatma Gandhi in Non-Cooperation Movement.
• The effects of non-cooperation on the economic front were more dramatic - foreign goods were boycotted, liquor shops picketed and foreign cloth burnt in huge bonfires.
• The import of foreign ....