The Swadeshi Movement reached Assam after 1905, and its influence was seen mainly in places like Dhubri, Goalpara, Gauripur, Tezpur, and Dibrugarh. Leaders such as Ambikagiri Raychoudhury and Gobinda Lahiri organised students in Guwahati to boycott foreign goods and use local products like endi, muga, cotton and khadi. This increased the growth of small local industries. Some students even worked as labourers in the dock twice a week to raise funds for the movement.
Ambikagiri Raychoudhury also formed a revolutionary group called Sewa Sangha, which included activists like Khudiram Bose and Barindra Ghose.
The movement became very popular in the Surma Valley, where the Surma Valley Association led the activities. As a result, many National Schools were set up in Sylhet, Habiganj, Srimangal, Karimganj, Silchar, and other places.
To weaken the Swadeshi spirit, the British introduced some welfare measures such as:
i. Introducing Assamese language and literature in Calcutta University entrance syllabus.
ii. Opening Bachelor degree courses in all departments of Cotton College.
iii. Starting a 20-point land settlement in Assam.