Question

India's of nationalism developed through a movement to revive India folklore . Explain

Answer 1

Ideas of nationalism also developed through a movement to revive Indian folklore.

In late 19th centuary India, nationalist began recording folk tales sung by bards and they toured villages to gather folk songs.

These tales, they believed, gave a true picture of traditional culture that had been corrupted and damaged by the outside forces.

It was essential to preserve this folk tradition in order to discover one's national identity abd restore a sense of pride in one's past.

Answer 2

(i) History and fictions, folklore and songs popular prints and symbols all played a part in the making of nationalism.
(ii) In the late nineteenth century India, nationalists began recording folk tales sung by bards, and they toured villages to gather folk songs and legends.
(iii) This was done to promote the traditional culture that had been corrupted, and damaged by the western forces.
(iv) To revive the folklore, Rabindranath Tagore himself collected ballads, nursery rhymes and myths, and led the movement for the folk revival.
(v) A massive four-volume collection of Tamil folk tales, The Folklore of Southern India was published by Natesa Sastri. He believed that the folklore was national literature; it was ‘the most trustworthy manifestation of people’s real thoughts and characteristics.’