Term derived from "swadesh," used to name the boycott of foreign-made goods led by Mohandas Gandhi in British-controlled India.

A home made product; A preindependence movement to further the use of Indian-made items, particularly cottage-industry products, such as hand-loomed cloth, and to oppose British-made goods.

India A term used in India to refer to indigenously made materials. The term was made important when boycotting British made products.

see svadesi