Question

What were the political cause for the rise of nationalism in india

Answer 1

The political cause for the rise of nationalism in India

Explanation:

• During the Mughal era or more particularly,till the middle of 19th century we didn't have any sense of nationality. After the great revolt of 1857, the anti British feelings and a sense of nationalism started growing simultaneously.
• The circumstances led to emergence of the sense of nationalism mainly were
• (1) Influence of English education and english literature. (2) Down fall of domestic economic condition (3) Economic exploitation under British rule,(4) Differential treatment between British and Indians (5) Emergence of Indian literature - contribution of Bankim Ch chattopadhyay,(1838), Rabindranath Tagore(1861), Swami Vivekananda (1864),(6) Emergence of various social and political organisations like Brahmo samaj, British Indian Association(1851), Bombay Association (1852), etc.(7) Influence of National News paper and magazines(8) Ilbert bill controversy and of course the back drop of reformation movement led by Rammohun Roy and others. All these, a combined sense of nationality and nationalism culminated into the formation of Indian National Congress in 1885.