Consider the following statements :Statement-I : 7th August is declared as the National Handloom Day

Question

Consider the following statements :Statement-I : 7th August is declared as the National Handloom Day.Statement-II : It was in 1905 that the Swadeshi Movement was launched on the same day.Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Accepted Answer

On the occasion of National Handloom Day - observed every year on August 7 — the Ministry of Textiles, on its Twitter handle, posted a few select pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi wearing the local traditional attire of some Indian states.The day commemorates the Swadeshi movement that began in 1905 and was first observed in 2015, marking its centenary celebration.The formal proclamation of the Swadeshi Movement took place on 7th August 1905 in a meeting held at the Calcutta Town Hall.