Question

Answer the following question briefly:

With reference to the early nationalists, discuss the following: 

Important contributions made by the early nationalists to the national movement?

Answer 1

Contribution of the early nationalists:

1.  The early nationalists established a solid foundation that served as a base for a more radical approach in later years.
2. They spread political awareness among the people and instilled in them a sense of national unity. The people began to think of themselves as members of one single nation the Indian nation. The path for a united national struggle was laid.
3. The Congress under the early nationalists trained the Indians in political affairs. They educated them in political matters and familiarized them with ideas of – freedom, government, democracy, secularism nationalism, etc. This knowledge and training in political affairs helped Indian nationalists to organize and raise the national movement to the next stage of development.