Writings of which historians created a feeling of nationalism among Indian ?
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By the end of the 19th century many Indians began feeling that to instill a sense of pride in the nation Indian history had to be thought about differently.
The British saw Indians as backward and primitive, incapable of governing themselves.
In response, Indians began looking into the past to discover India's great achievements. 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 had flourished.
This glorious time in their view, was followed by a history of decline, when India was colonised.
These nationalist histories urged the leaders to take pride in India's great achievements in the past and struggle to change the miserable conditions of life under British rule.
Nationalism spreads when people begin to believe that they are all part of the same nation, when they discover some unity that binds them together. This sense of collective belonging came partly through the experience of united struggles. The identity of the nation is most often symbolised in a figure or image. Ideas of nationalism also developed through a movement to revive Indian folklore. 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. Another means of creating a feeling of nationalism was through reinterpretation of history.
The reinterpretation of history helped in to look into the past with the sense of pride and achievements.They wrote about glorious developments in ancient times when arts and architecture,science and mathematics,culture and religion,law and philosophy,crafts and trades had flourished.It was opposite to what the British had manifested the Indian to be in the eyes of the world.So,we can say that reinterpretation of history create a feeling of nationalism.
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. By the 19th century many Indians began feeling that to instill a sense of pride in the nation, Indian history should be reinterpreted.
The British saw India as backward and primitive incapable of governing themselves.
In response, Indians began looking into the past to discover India’s great achievements.
Indians started writing about the glorious developments in ancient times, how art and architecture, science and mathematics, religion and culture, law and philosophy, crafts and trade flourished.
This glorious time was followed by a history of decline, when India was colonized.
Ø Modern education, in course of time, evoked interest in the correct understanding of India’s past.
Ø Attempts were made to rediscover and re-study the past of India to enhance the understanding of the present.
Ø Laudable efforts were made by many scholars and enlightened Indians in this direction.
Ø They wrote about the glorious developments in ancient times when art and architecture, science and mathematics, religions and culture, law and philosophy, crafts and trade had flourished.
Ø This glorious time, in their view, was followed by a history of decline, when India was colonised.
Ø Ancient scripts were deciphered and the study of the ancient inscriptions opened new horizons for the study of Indian history and civilisation.
Ø Preservation of ancient monuments, paintings and sculpture started, and a proper appreciation of Indian art began.
Ø Much of the new knowledge about India’s past gave a sense of pride to the Indian people and helped in their awakening.
Ø Many Indian scholars took up the study of Indian history and culture in a systematic way and the appreciation of India from a specifically Indian point of view began.
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By the conclusion of the 19th century, many Indians started feeling that to inspire a feeling of pride in its rich heritage and Indian history had to be conceived about differently.
The British viewed Indians as unprivileged and primitive, incompetent of administering themselves. In acknowledgment, Indians started viewing into the past to explore India's great accomplishments.
They started reproducing about the magnificent developments in biblical times when art and construction, mathematics, religion , astronomy, literature, government, philosophy, crafts and trade had prospered in India. This majestic time in their view was accompanied by a history of deterioration when India was colonized.
These nationalist histories requested the leaders to take contentment in India's great victories in the past and strive to improve the discontented circumstances of life under British rule.