how did interpretation of history play an important role in the rising Nationalism in India
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Another means of creating a feeling of nationalism was through reinterpretation of history . By the end of the nineteenth century many Indians began feeling that to instill a sense of pride in the nation , Indian history has to be thought about differently . The British saw Indians as backward and Primitive , incapable of governing themselves . In response , Indians began looking into the past to discover India's greatest achievements . They wrotee about the glorious developments in the ancient times when art and architecture , science and mathematics , religion and culture , law and philosophy , crafts and trade had flourished . This glorious time , i their view , was followed by a history of decline , when India was colonised . These nationalist histories urged the readers to take pride in India's greatest achievements in the past and struggle to change the miserable conditions of life under British rule .