How did people belonging to different community region language group develope a sense of collective belonging?
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This sense of collective belonging came partly through the experience of united struggles. A variety of cultural processes through which nationalism captured people’s imagination also came in handy. History and fiction, folklore and songs, popular prints and symbols, all played a part in the making of nationalism. The identity of the nation was most often symbolised in a figure or image. This helps create an image with which people can identify the nation. It was in the twentieth century, with the growth of nationalism, that the identity of India came to be visually associated with the image of Bharat Mata. The image was first created by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
The people belonging to different community region language group developed the sense of collective belonging because of the reasons stated below 1. Nationalist leaders were shown in popular prints. They were often shown offering their heads to Bharat Mata. 2. History ,fiction,folklore and songs were popularly told during thiis time and they also played a part in nationalism. 3. The image of Bharat Mata was first created by the Bankim Chandra Chattopadhya.It was first painted by Abandiranath Tagore. Bankim Chandra chatopadhya also wrote Vande Mataram. 4.Rabindranath Tagore from Bengal himself began collecting ballads,nursery rhymesand,myths and led the movement for folkrevival. 5.Tricolour flag was introduced in Bengal in Swadeshi movement in Bengal,of colour red green and yellow .It also had eight lotuses representing the eight provinces of British India and also a Cresent moon representing the Hindu and Muslim. 6.In 1921 Gandhiji had designed a flag called swarj flag it was also tricolour red green and white and it also had a spinning wheel in the centre representing the Gandhian ideal of self help. This things created the collective belongingness inn Indians.