Separate causes, methods, leaders, sessions and dates. The 1905 partition of Bengal triggered the Swadeshi–boycott movement; the Surat split happened in 1907; Home Rule Leagues began in 1916.
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Extremist leaders
Lal-Bal-Pal: Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal.
Swadeshi
Use of indigenous goods; connected with boycott of foreign goods.
Fourfold programme
Swaraj, swadeshi, boycott and national education—Calcutta, 1906.
Surat split
1907; conflict between Moderates and Extremists; Rash Behari Ghosh was the elected president.
Home Rule
Self-government within the British Empire was its immediate demand.
Leagues
Tilak: April 1916; Besant: September 1916; separate organisations.