Question

Explain Assertive Nationalism

Answer 1

Assertive(Extremist/Aggressive/Later) Nationalism was the period(1905–1919) in success to Early Nationalists or Moderates. The Early Nationalists failed to attain their objectives, giving rise to this kind of Nationalism.[citation needed] The Last and final years of the nineteenth century saw a radical sensibility emerge among some Indian intellectuals like Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal (Lal,Bal,Pal). They all were together known Assertive Nationalists.[citation needed] They rejected the former notions of the moderates of prayers, petitions and pleas. Instead, they began adopting aggressive measures like Swadeshi and Boycott for gaining freedom from the British rule in India.

Answer 2

Assertive nationalists were the group of people whose immediate objective was to attain Complete independence or Swaraj .

The methods of the Assertive nationalists are :

• Swadeshi .
• Boycott .
• National education.
• Revivalism .
• Passive resistance .

The only objective of the Assertives were to obtain Complete Independence from the British rule.