{"id":127821,"date":"2024-08-24T20:26:36","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T14:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=docs&p=127821"},"modified":"2024-10-21T12:26:36","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T06:56:36","password":"","slug":"growth-of-indian-nationalism","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/docs\/growth-of-indian-nationalism","title":{"rendered":"Factors Responsible for the Emergence and Growth of Indian Nationalism"},"content":{"rendered":"

British colonial rulers<\/span><\/a> opposed the growing Indian national consciousness in the late nineteenth century. <\/span>British scholars dismissed India as a mere ‘geographical expression,’ with some doubting its ability to unify as a nation.<\/b><\/p>\n

During the 19th century, with the evident growth and strengthening of nationalism, certain British scholars adopted a new stance, started giving credit to the British Raj for the growth of Indian nationalism. Contrary to this narrative, the truth was that Indian nationalism emerged as an unwelcome offspring of the Raj, an entity it initially neglected and later sought to suppress.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thus, a <\/span>more accurate perspective<\/b> recognizes Indian nationalism as a product of a blend of diverse factors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Factors<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

Growth of Vernacular Literature<\/b><\/p>\n

The influence of Western education prompted the educated Indians to reflect the<\/span> idea of liberty, freedom, and nationalism<\/b> through the vernacular literature. They aimed at arousing the masses to oppose British rule being surcharged by the spirit of nationalism.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n