Question

State the icons and symbols that advocated nationalism in india

Answer 1

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(i) As the national movement developed, nationalist leaders became more and more aware of such icons and symbols in unifying people and inspiring in them a feeling of nationalism.

(ii) During the Swadeshi Movement in Bengal, a tricolour flag (red, green and yellow) was designed.

(iii) It had eight lotuses representing eight provinces of British India, and a crescent moon, representing Hindus and Muslims.

(iv) By 1921, Gandhiji had designed the Swaraj Flag. It was again a tricolour (red, green, white) and had a spinning wheel in the centre representing the Gandhian ideal of self-help.

(v) Carrying the flag holding it aloft during marches became a symbol

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Answer 2

Symbols and icons play  a vital role in uniting people and inspiring in them the feeling of nationalism

Explanation:

(i)The identification of the country is most often symbolized by a figure or picture and national feeling, awakened amongst the people when they saw the nation as an image, that is, the Bharat Mata. Abanindranath Tagore first portrayed it as a calm, an ascetic, divine and spiritual figure. Later several other artists created the image and developed numerous forms. Bharat Mata standing next to a lion and another Bharat Mata standing behind an elephant, and in one image Bharat Mata is depicted with a trishul in her hand. In the 20th century, however, this image personification was originally created by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, who in the 1870s wrote 'Vande Mataram' – the hymn to his motherland.

(ii) The flag was a nationalist icon. A tricolored flag was designed during the Swadeshi Movement with eight lotus flowers from eight British India provinces and a crescent moon depicting Muslims and Hindus. In the year 1921, Gandhiji designed Swaraj flag that had 3 colors – orange, green and white and a spinning wheel in the center which signified Gandhian ideal of self-help. Carrying this flag by holding it aloft, during processions or marches became self- defiance symbol