Prelims · 2 Modern India · 2.10 Rise of nationalism and the early Congress

2.10.1 Causes of the rise of Indian nationalism

Indian nationalism grew because British rule itself created the conditions for it: a unified country, modern communications, English education, a press, and an economic and racial injury that every Indian felt in the same way.

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Key terms

  • political unification
  • western education
  • press
  • economic exploitation
  • Ilbert Bill
  • Vernacular Press Act
  • Lytton
  • drain of wealth

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