05 CULTURE AND NATIONALISM
Unity in Diversity
Caste Nationalism Creed Freedom Movement Sense of Unity among the People of a Country without Region Religion
2 Types of Protests Against Indian Inequality Violation of Rights Social Evils Against British Economic Exploitation
Social Life Art National Unity Press Literature Education
British Understood that study about India was Essential. So Learned Indian Society Translated Sanskrit Works Established Institutions To Study about India To Interfere Indian Education To Train their Officers
William Jones Asiatic Society of Bengal
Warren Hastings
Banaras Sanskrit College Jonathan Duncan
Activity 1 Complete the Following Table Institution Asiatic Society of Bengal Calcutta Madrasah Founder Jonathan Duncan
English Education in India To Ensure Commercial Growth Intervention in Indian Society To get Popular Support Introduced in 1835
Impact of English Education in India Resistance of Cultural Invasion Adopted Concepts like Democracy, Liberty, Rationalism, Equality. Attempted to Reform the Social Customs and Rituals Tried to Reform the Society, Language, Art, Literature Against Inequality & Violation of Rights Sense of Unity
What Led the Emergence of Social Reform Movements in India? Liberal Outlook Modernization Rationalism Equal Civil Rights to Education Travel Dress Code Objectives Eradicate Evils & Superstitions
Indian Society Needs Fundamental Changes Eradicate Cast System Protect the Rights of All Eliminate Discrimination on Women Provide Education to All Promote Widow Remarriage Abolish Child Marriage Eliminate Supremacy of the Clergy
Raja Rammohun Roy Brahma Samaj Worked for the Modernisation of India Opposed Caste System, Sati & Social Evils Unified Indian Society Idea of Patriotism Women to Own Property
Sati
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Widow Remarriage Hindu Widow Remarriage Act (1856) by British Educational Institutions for Women
Pandita Ramabai Educational Institution for Women Sarada Sadan Ramabai at Sharada Sadan Ramabai and European Workers
Swami Dayanand Saraswati Arya Samaj Against Child Marriage & Idol Worship Arya Samaj Workers Inmates
Child Marriage Polygamy
Swami Vivekananda Ramakrishna Mission Opposed Caste System Social Evils Supported Liberty Equality Freedom of Thought
one of the greatest saints of modern India. He was born in Bengal. Sri Ramakrishna Paramhamsa He showed a religious bent of mind from his childhood. He had no formal education but his discourses were full of wisdom. He was the chief priest of the Kali temple at Dakshineswar near Calcutta.
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan Aligarh Movement Social & Educational Uplift of Indian Muslims
Atmaram Pandurang Prarthana Samaj Inter Dining Inter Caste Marriage Widow Remarriage Uplift of Women & Backward Classes
Annie Besant Theosophical Society Renaissance of Hindu Religion
Viresalingam Hitakarini Samaj Widow Remarriage Women Education Kandukuri Veeresalingam was born on 16 April 1848. He was a social reformer who first brought about a renaissance in.he was influenced by the ideals of Brahmo Samaj. In 1876 he started au journal and wrote the first prose for women. He encouraged education for women, and started a school in Dowlaishwaram in 1874. He started a social organisation called Hitakarini (Benefactor). He died on 27 May 1919.
Jyotiba Phule Satya Shodak Samaj Opposed Social Evils Domination of Priests Started Educational Institutions for Backward
Jyotirao Govindrao Phule prominent role in reforms in Maharashtra. He fought for improving the condition of women, the poor and the untouchables. He started a school for the education of girls of the lower castes and founded an association called the Satyasodhak Samaj.
E.V. Ramaswami Naicker (Periyar) Self Respect Movement Opposed Caste System Brahmanical Supremacy
Periyar E. V. Ramasamy Thanthai Periyar was a businessman, politician, Indian independence and social activist He started the Self- Respect Movement or the Dravidian Movement and proposed the creation of an independent state called Dravidasthan comprising South India. He is also the founder of the socio-cultural Organisation called Dravidar Kazhagam.
Sree Narayana Guru Sree Narayana Dharma Pariplana Yogam Opposed Caste System Evil Practices Supported Social & Economic Progress of Backward
The Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam (SNDP) was founded in 1903 with the guidance and blessings of Sree Narayana Guru. The SNDP is a charitable society working for the spiritual and educational upliftment of the Ezhava community for the past 102.Yogam is the first organisation which envizaged Kerala as a whole. During the 1890 s the caste system in Kerala was very rigid, with untouchablility. Dr. Palpu started works towards getting the rights of Ezhava community. With the 1891 Malayali Memorial Revolt, he came forward by taking the leadership of the community. He tried to make an organization called Ezhava Sabha. In 1896, he created the bye-law of it and published the same in Malayali, a newspaper published from Thankussery.
Activity 2 Prepare the list of major social Reform Movements that took place in India Before Independence Movements Reformer Ideas
Activity 3 Prepare a list of the Legislations against Social Evils by the British Government as a Result of the Social Reform Activities in India.
Permitted Widow Remarriage Prevented below 12 year marriage of Girls Legislations Banned Female Infanticide Abolished Slavery Prevented Child Marriage & Polygamy Abolished Sati
Ideologies put forward by Indian Reform Movements Created Nationalism among Indians Opposition to Caste System Equal Rights for All Defending Foreign Ideas & Culture Protest against Social Evils Educational Development Eliminate Supremacy of the Clergy
Functions of News Papers Today Covering News all Over the World Educate the People Enlighten the People Stand for Truth Human Rights Equality Justice Democratic Values National Unity Criticism Social Issues
Functions of Press During Freedom To create Public Awareness of Social Issues To Motivate People to Participate in the National Movement To Treat the Problem anywhere in the Country as a National Problem
The Hindu, Swadeshi Mitram
Article from Amrita Bazar Patrika, Jan 1930
Bombay Samachar
Voice of India
New India, Common Wheel Shome Prakash
Al Hilal
Nation
Activity 4 Prepare a list of the Major Newspapers during the freedom struggle and their Leaders Newspapers Leaders
Indian Leaders depended on News Papers To Propagate the Nationalistic Ideas Considered Journalism as a Service Criticized British Policies Motivated National Movement
Raja Rammohun Roy was the 1 st to Start Newspaper Sambath Kaumudi (Bengali) Mirat-ul-Akbar (Persian) Democracy
Vernacular Press Act By Lord Lytton in 1878 It Limited Freedom of Press in Regional Language People Violated this Act as a part of Freedom Struggle British Withdrew this Act after a Massive Protest
Role of Education To Bring Changes in the Society To Maintain Unity To Fight against British
2 Types of Interests in the 19 th Cent. Indian British To Free the Country from Political, Economical & Cultural Domination of British To Gain Political, Economical & Cultural Hegemony over India Role of Education was Important
Indian Leaders Used Education as a Tool for Unity.. By National Educational Institutions By Secular Education to All For Socio-Economic-Cultural Progress To Promote Nationalism To Oppose Social Evils To Oppose Western Education
The Deccan Educational Society - 1884 Education was Inevitable For the Nationalism & Progress of the Country
1 st Indian Women University in Maharashtra (1916) Great Role in D.K. Karve Women Empowerment Following this many Educational Institutions were Founded.
Visva Bharati Tagore o Universal Brotherhood o To bridge Western & Eastern Cultures
To Strengthen National Movement by Secular Education Mohamed Ali Shoukath Ali Zakir Husain Ansari
Kerala Kalamandalam - Cheruthuruthy To Defend the Cultural Invasion To Promote Traditional Art
Gandhi Introduced 1937 Vocational Education was the Aim Help to build up a Good Future To Defend the British
Activity 5 Following are some ideas envisioned in National Education. List the Institutions that worked for these ideas Ideas of National Education Institutions Secularism Nationalism Women Empowerment Internationalism Revival of Traditional Arts Vocational Education
Ideas of National Education Secularism Nationalism Women Empowerment Internationalism Revival of Traditional Arts Vocational Education Institutions Jamia Millia Islamia Deccan Edu. Society Women University Visva Bharati Kerala Kalamandalam Wardha System
Literary Works were Against British Rule Social Evils in our Society The Agonies & Atrocities of People Writers shared their Dislikes with the People through Poetry, Novel, Drama, etc..
Result of Literary Works Treated Sorrows of others as theirs Came forward Collectively to Fight Sense of Patriotism Dissent Towards Foreign Rule Patriotic Songs in Regional Language bridged the gap between the Upper class Literates & Illiterate mass
Sisir Kumar Ghosh Satyendranath Tagore Concept of Bharat Mata
Bengali Novel Anandamath based on Sanyasi Revolt of Bengal Peasants
Agonies of Bengali Farmers Disparity between Rich & Poor
Dinabandhu Mitra Bengali Writer Depicted the Sufferings of Indigo Farmers in Bengal Indian Association was formed by S. Banerjee based on it.
Praised the Beauty of India s Nature & Unity of People Allama Muhammad Iqbal
Activity 6 Complete the Table Bharath Matha Concepts Creator/ Author Anandamath Sanyasi Revolt Agonies of Bengali Peasants Bandematharam Nil Darpan Sufferings of Indigo Farmers in Bengal Indian Association Sare Jahan Se Accha Praised the Beauty of India s Nature & Unity of People
Bharath Matha Concepts Anandamath Sanyasi Revolt Agonies of Bengali Peasants Bandematharam Nil Darpan Sufferings of Indigo Farmers in Bengal Indian Association Sare Jahan Se Accha Praised the Beauty of India s Nature & Unity of People Creator/ Author Sisir Kumar Ghosh Satyendranath Tagore Bankim Chandra Chatterji Dinabandhu Mitra Surendranath Banerjee Allama Muhammad Iqbal
Bengali o Ghora o Gitanjali
With Gandhi At Visva Bharati With Albert Einstein
Hindi o Sevasadan o Premasram o Rangabhumi o Godan
Tamil o Panchalisapad ham o Kali paattu o Kannan paattu o Kuyil paattu
Urdu o Hayat-e-Sahi o Hayar-e-Javeed
Marathi o Nibandha Mala Vishnu Krishna Chiplunkar
Malayalam o Ente Gurunathan o Bappuji o Indiayude Karachil
Activity 7 Complete the Table Authors Works Languages Tagore Prem Chand S. Bharathi A.H. Hali V.K. Chiplunkar Vallathol
Abanindranath Tagore
Abanindranath Tagore Bharat Matha Patriotism in Indian Minds Many Artists were Influenced Freed Indian Painting from Western Promote Oriental Painting based on Indian Culture & Tradition Started Indian Society of Oriental Arts in Culcutta
Raja Ravi Varma Various Scenes from Indian Epics and Literature
Nandalal Bose Various Scenes from Indian Literature & History Village Drummer Sati
Sufferings of Indian Villagers Amrita Sher-Gil
Activity 8 Complete the Table Paintings Bharath Matha Sati Village Drummer Artist Village Life
Paintings Bharath Matha Artist Abanindranath Tagore Sati Village Drummer Nandalal Bose Village Life Amrita Sher-Gil
Gandhi Designed the National Flag with Charkha Self Dependence of Indians Defiance to Colonial Rule
Additional Activities 1. Painters played a vital role in the emergence of Indian Nationalism. Explain 2. How did Literature in Various Languages motivate Indian Nationalism? 3. How did the Advancement of Education help nurture Indian Nationalism? 4. What was the role of Press in fostering National Unity and Social Reformation in India? 5. How did the ideologies put forward by the Indian Social Reform Movements create National Feeling among Indians? 6. How can you say that the British rule led the growth of Nationalism in India? 7. 8. 9. 10.
Michael Angelo M.A. MA (Phi.,His.) HSA(Social Science) St. Mary s H.S. Palliport mamichaelma@gmail.com 9746953695