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"Ideas of nationalism also developed through a movement to revive Indian folklore." Elaborate. Answer: (i) By 19th century, Indian nationalists began recording Indian folk tales sung by various bands and for that they toured different villages to gather folk songs.

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(i) By 19th century, Indian nationalists began recording Indian folk tales sung by various bands and for that they toured different villages to gather folk songs.

(ii) These tales gave a true picture of traditional culture that had been corrupted and damaged by outside forces.

(iii) It was essential to preserve this folk tradition in order to discover one's national identity and restore a sense of pride in ones past.

(iv)This was done to promote the traditional culture that had been corrupted, and damaged by the western forces.

(v) To revive the folklore, Rabindranath Tagore himself collected ballads, nursery rhymes and myths, and led the movement for the folk revival.

(vi) 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.’