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Nationalism in India
Modern nationalism in Europe came to be associated with the formation of nationstates. It also meant a change in people's understanding of who they were, and what defined their identity and sense of belonging. New symbols and icons, new songs and ideas forged new links and redefined the boundaries of communities. In most countries, the making of this new national identity was a long process. How did this consciousness emerge in India?
In India and as in many other colonies, the growth of modern nationalism is intimately connected to the anti-colonial movement. People began discovering their unity in the process of their struggle with colonialism. The
sense of being oppressed under colonialism provided a shared bond that tied many different groups together. But each class and group felt the effects of colonialism differently, their experiences were varied, and their notions of freedom were not always the same. The Congress under Mahatma Gandhi tried to forge these groups together within one movement. But the unity did not emerge without conflict.
11.1 What was people's understanding of nation?
11.2 How was the growth of modern nationalism intimately connected to the anti-colonial movement?
11.3 How did people in India develop a sense of collective belonging? Explain.
Nationalism in India
Modern nationalism in Europe came to be associated with the formation of nationstates. It also meant a change in people's understanding of who they were, and what defined their identity and sense of belonging. New symbols and icons, new songs and ideas forged new links and redefined the boundaries of communities. In most countries, the making of this new national identity was a long process. How did this consciousness emerge in India?
In India and as in many other colonies, the growth of modern nationalism is intimately connected to the anti-colonial movement. People began discovering their unity in the process of their struggle with colonialism. The
sense of being oppressed under colonialism provided a shared bond that tied many different groups together. But each class and group felt the effects of colonialism differently, their experiences were varied, and their notions of freedom were not always the same. The Congress under Mahatma Gandhi tried to forge these groups together within one movement. But the unity did not emerge without conflict.
11.1 What was people's understanding of nation?
11.2 How was the growth of modern nationalism intimately connected to the anti-colonial movement?
11.3 How did people in India develop a sense of collective belonging? Explain.
Solution:
11.1 People identified nation on the basis of a combination of shared features such as language, history, ethnicity, culture and territory.
11.2 The sense of being oppressed under colonialism provided a shared bond that tied many different groups together and connected to the anticolonial movement.
11.3 In India, people developed a sense of collective belonging which came through the experience of united struggles against the British rule and colonialism.
11.2 The sense of being oppressed under colonialism provided a shared bond that tied many different groups together and connected to the anticolonial movement.
11.3 In India, people developed a sense of collective belonging which came through the experience of united struggles against the British rule and colonialism.
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