How did the sense of collective belonging help in spreading of nationalism among Indians?
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In the late 19th century Indian Nationalist begin recording folk tales sung by bards and toured villages together. The tales they believed gave true picture of traditional culture that was damaged by outside forces it was essential to preserve this folk tradition in order to discover the national identity. it restored a sense of pride in one's past during Swadeshi movement a tricolour flag was designed representing 8 provinces by 8 lotuses and crescent moon symbolising Hindu Muslim Unity later Gandhi developed tricolor flag with a spinning wheel at centre representing self help carrying the flag became a symbol of defiance this image Bharat Mata was first created by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in 1870 he wrote Vande Matram hymn to motherland abanindranath Tagore in his painting portrait by Bharat Mata was calm composed divine ascetic figure and spiritual.