Question

write a note on hindu mela?

Answer 1

Hindu Mela a socio-cultural association established in Calcutta in the late 1860s with the objective of awakening nationalist feelings among the Bengalis. The spirit behind it was Nabagopal Mitra, the editor of the National Paper. He conceived the idea of rallying the people, particularly the educated youth, behind the concept of reviving the glories of the Hindu past and interpreting western education and culture in terms of the indigenous civilisation. The aim of the Hindu Mela was to make the people aware of the glories of Hindu civilisation, influence them to cultivate national language and ideas, and honour national symbols. Nabagopal Mitra's idea of fighting the cultural colonialism of the British by reviving the best of ancient Hindu civilisation was firmly supported by several members of the Tagore family who were the main financiers of the new movement
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Answer 2

The Hindu Mela was initiated in Calcutta (now Kolkata) in British India in April 1867 with the active support of the Tagore family. It was largely the product of the combined efforts of Rajnarayan Basu, Dwijendranath Tagore, and Nabagopal Mitra. By encouraging local industry it may in a sense be looked upon as a precursor of the Swadeshi movement of the early 1900s. The mela was clearly indicative of the gradual change taking place in Kolkata. The advent of Young Bengal in the 1830s had brought two very different types of societies to the fore. The first group of such societies indicated the formal shift from the religious to socio-educational interests. Secondly many such societies turned to economic and political issues.