Question

how did the sense of collective belonging came to India during national movement explain with example​

Answer 1

1) Artists depicted India as Bharatmatha to make then understand better about the country. E.g. Abindranath Tagore painted the picture of Bharat matha as a divine figure.

2) Nationalists collected folktales and ballads from peasants. They believed that these could help to instil a sense of pride in the people about the traditions of India which were corrupted by the colonial rule.Eg. Rabindranth Tagore toured villages collecting ballads in Bengal.

3) Nationalist designed flags to symbolize their collective movement. E.g.. Gandhiji designed a flag which was red green and white with a spinning wheel in the centre symbolizing the gandhian ideal of self help.

4) Nationalist felt that history had to be brought about differently to instil a sense of pride in people. E.g.. The nationalists wrote about the time when trade, science, commerce etc flourished and said that it was ruined by the British

5) In these ways, people were urged to take pride in the history of India and work together for liberation of India.