Question

Explain any two points of difference between the birth of European Nationalism and the rise of Indian National Consciousness.

Answer 1

Several factors contributed to the rise of Nationalism among the Indians.

Political Unification:

Impact of Western Education:

Rediscovery of Indian's glorious past:

Socio-Religious Reform Movements:

Growth of Vernacular Literature:

Press and Newspaper:

Economic Exploitation of British:

Racial Antagonism:

European nationalism, in its modern sense, was born out of the desire of a community to assert its unity and independence. ... The French Revolution had inspired people all over Europe. It spread the ideas of liberty, equality and fraternity and generated the spirit of nationalism.