Question

some icons and symbols were used for unifying people and inspiring within them the feeding of nationalism.give two evidences in support of the statement​

Answer 1

Bharat Mata as Identity of the Nation: In the 20th cent. there emerged various images of India as Bharat Mata.

~Bakim Chandra Chattopadhyay of Bengal who had in the 1870s written "Vande Mataram" as a hymn dedicated to the motherland now created the first image of Bharat Mata.

~The next image of Bharat Mata came from Abaindranath Tagore in the form of a painting portraying Bharat Mata as a calm, composed, divine and spiritual. His image was influenced by the Swadeshi movement.

~Thereafter many other images of Bharat Mata emerged from various artists.

This is how India came to be  identified as a mother figure and gave people of collective belongingness under Bharat Mata.

Flags as Identity of the Nation: During the Swadeshi Movement flags began to be used to create a sense of collective belongingness. National leaders realised the value of such icons and symbols to create a feeling of collective belongingness.