Question

Discuss critically the various approaches to the study of Indian Nationalism. (full mark-30

Answer 1

Answer:

History is a very interesting subject.The study of any historical occurrence is filled with debates and contradictions.It is viewed from various different perspectives and makes a wide variety of opposing assumptions.(Going into the past,at the moment,isn't possible to verify :p)

It is even more fascinating in India's case,the study Colonialism and Nationalism in India has been done from four major different perspectives:

Imperialist Approach

Marxist Approach

Nationalist Approach

Subaltern Approach

It will be very interesting and amusing to note what the views of the above mentioned approaches are.In this post i will discuss the imperialistic approach