The correct answer is Krishna Kumar Mitra .

The correct answer to the question “Who was the first to suggest the boycott of British goods in Bengal?” is 2) Krishna Kumar Mitra.

Krishna Kumar Mitra, a Bengali journalist, was the first to suggest the boycott of British goods in Bengal. He proposed the idea in an editorial in the Bengali newspaper Sanjibani in 1903. The editorial called for the boycott of British goods as a means of protest against the economic exploitation of India by the British. The idea of boycott gained further traction in Bengal and was widely discussed and debated in the years that followed.

The boycott of British goods was adopted as a national policy in 1905 when the Indian National Congress endorsed it at its session in Benaras. The boycott movement gained momentum and became a powerful tool for Indian nationalists in their struggle for independence. The boycott movement also contributed to the growth of Indian industry and the promotion of indigenous products and services.

Krishna Kumar Mitra played an important role in the Indian nationalist movement and was associated with several other nationalist initiatives. He was a close associate of Surendranath Banerjee and was also associated with the Bengal Congress. In addition to his role as a journalist, he was also involved in education and social reform.