Explain in detail the factors wch develop a spirit of nationalism and sense of collective belongingness among the indians
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1. Struugle against britisher by being united.
2. Creation of national song, flag and anthem.
3. Creation of figures such as Bharat Mata to represent India and many others of this type
4.Recalling of a shared common history depicting braveness.
Answer:
● History, fiction, folklore, songs, paints and symbols played their part in
arousing the spirit of nationalism.
● Bankim Chandra wrote Vande Mataram , a hymn, to motherland.
● Bharat Mata, portrayed by Abanindranath Tagore, was an ascetic figure,
calm, composed, divine and spiritual.
● Rabindranath Tagore collected ballads, nursery rhymes and myths for
folk-revival.
● Natesa Shastri published a massive four-volume collection of
Tamil folktales in the folklore of Southern-India.
● Flag was another symbol of unity.
● Gandhi’s tri-colour flag represented ideas of self-help with
spinning wheel in the centre.
● Re-interpretation of history created a feeling of nationalism.
● Indians began looking into past to discover India’s great
achievements in culture.
● This glorious time was followed by history of decline when India was
colonised.
● Indians vowed to struggle, to change the miserable conditions.
13. Non-Cooperation Movement
Methods adopted by people in town:
● Headmasters and teachers resigned
● Lawyers gave up legal practice
● Council elections boycotted
● Leaders surrendered titles
● Foreign goods boycotted, liquor shops picketed, foreign clothes burnt in
huge bonfires
● The import of foreign clothes halved from 102 Crores to 57Crores.
● Production of handloom went up.
14. Dandi March
● The most important demand of Gandhiji was to abolish the salt tax and
the government monopoly over the production.
● Salt was consumed by the rich and the poor, all alike. He started his
March with 78 other volunteers from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi, covering
24 miles every day for 10 straight days, covering a total of 240 miles.
● On 6 th April, they reached Dandi, violated the law by
manufacturing salt by boiling seawater.
● Thousands in different parts of the country broke salt laws,
manufactured salt in front of government salt factories.
● Foreign cloth boycotted, liquor shops picketed.