describe how culture contributed to the emergence of nationalism in india
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Political unification of India, fall of India's old social and economic system, the beginning of modern trade and industry and the rise of new social classes laid the basis of nationalism. The social and religious reform movements and popular anti-British revolts contributed to the growth of nationalism.
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The sense of collective belonging comes when people start thinking that they belong to the same nation. This party comes from the united struggle against the British under whom they suffer oppression, suppression and discrimination. And partly this comes from the cultural processes. Culture processes help people to build unity and create collective belongingness.
• Personification of Bharat Mata : Image of India was first transformed into Bharat Mata by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and later on by other artists like Abanindranath Tagore. He painted the image of Bharat Mata portraying her as a calm, composed, divine, spiritual and an ascetic figure.
• Songs and hymns : In the 1870s, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee wrote 'Vande Mataram' as a hymn to the motherland. Later it was included in his novel Anandamath and widely sung during the Swadeshi Movement in Bengal.
• Revival of Folklore : Ideas of nationalism also developed through a movement to revive Indian folklore. These tales as believed, gave a true picture of traditional culture that had been corrupted and damaged by the outside forces. In Bengal, Rabindranath Tagore himself began collecting ballads, nursery rhymes and myths, and led the movement for folk revival. In Madras, Natesa Sastri published a massive four volume collection of Tamil folktales, The Folklore of Southern India.
• Symbols and Icons : The development of icons and symbols like the tricolour flag was done to unify people and inspire in them a feeling of nationalism. Carrying the flag, holding it aloft, during marches became a symbol of defiance.
• Reinterpretation of History : Another means of creating a feeling of nationalism was through reinterpretation of history. The nationalist histories urged the readers to take pride in India's great achievements in the past and struggle to change the miserable conditions of life under British rule.