Question

in what ways the novel in colonial india is useful for both the colonizers as well as the nationalist?Give five reasons in point.

Answer 1

1)Source of information for colonizers.
2)Novels created the feeling of nationalism.
3)Novels inspired many nationalists for freedom from struggle.

Answer 2

Novels in colonial India were helpful for colonizers as they were written by local leaders who had better knowledge of local religions , cultures and resources.
These informations helped the colonizers to know about people and they discovered the ways to rule them accordingly.

It helped nationalists as they were a good source for spreading of one's thought to a large population . Nationalists wrote patriotic rhymes and songs and emerged nationalism in common people to resist the colonial rule.