Question

“Reinterpretation of India's past created a feeling of nationalism”. Give arguments to support the

statement​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Method of reinterpretation of history was followed to encourage feeling of nationalism was very good. This is a human nature that we love the things on which we feel proud same as we love our nation but when our nation has someting special. At that time to awaken the feeling of nationalism many things practised but the main part was History writing. The Indian started writing glorious events like the stories full fo bravery, courage nad nation love. They started developing writing concern with beautiful art and architecture, great spiratural bases of

India. Some personalities were presented as national heres like – Shivaji, Maharana Pratap and others. So it developed a nationalist style of history writing which revived the people’s pride in their past achievements.

Answer 2

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(i) Reinterpretation of history was an important means to create a feeling of nationalism.

(ii)The British saw Indian as backwards and primitive

(iii) In response, Indians began looking into the past to discover India's great

achievements.

(iv) They wrote about the glorious developments in ancient times when art and

architecture, science and mathematics, religion and culture, law and

philosophy, crafts and trade flourished.

(v)This glorious time, in their view, was followed by a history of decline when

India was colonised.

(vi) These nationalist histories advocated the readers to be proud of India's great

achievements in the past and struggle to change the miserable conditions of

life under British rule.

(vii) A growing anger against the colonial government and hope of reviving the

glorious past infused a strong sense of patriotism in Indians.

(vii) They fought back for their rights and finally, in 1947 achieved it in form of

independence and freedom from British Raj.