Question

how novels were in colonial India useful for both the Britishers as the Indian Nationalists??​

Answer 1

Colonial administrators found useful information for governing society in the ‘Vernacular’ novels,as these novels were a valuable source of information on Indian life and customs. The British knew very little about life in an Indian family, which was depicted in these novels. Many of the novels were translated into English and so they could understand them.

For in the nationalists, the novels were used as a powerful medium to improve Indian society, as well as creating a sense of national pride by recounting glorious tales of the past. As long as people shared a common language, the novels created a sense of collective belonging. The novels also made the readers familiar with the ways in which people in other parts of India spoke their language.

All these reasons made the novel useful for the nationalists.

Answer 2

So Firstly ,How novel was Helpful For the Indian Nationalist --
1)In India Novel Criticised the tortures of Britishers among Indians.
2) Premchand lifted the Hindi Novel through which a serious reflection on the lives of ordinary people's and social issues .
3)Many Historical Novels were
about marathas and Rajput Which produced a sense of Pan Indian belonging in Bengal and feeling of patriotism (Nationalism feeling)the imagination to be full of adventure heroism and sacrificial qualities that could not be found in the 19th Century world .

4) Bankim chandra's Anand Math is a novel set in the background of the sannyasi rebellion in the late 18th century. It was a novel that inspired freedom fighters

And Now How novels Helped Britishers=

1)colonial administrators found Useful information for governing Indian society in the Vernacular novels as these novels were a valuable source of information on Indian life and Customs .

2)The the Britishers new very little about Indian family life and Society but the Vernacular novels give details about domestic life, clothes ,religious practices and beliefs of our society. Many of these novels were translated into English so the Britishers easily got the required information .

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