Mapping Cultural Nationalism in India

Abstract

It is a matter of fact that nationalism played a significant role in determining the course of history for nations all over the world over the course of the past several millennia when we examine the historical events that took place in a various countries across the globe. Regarding the question of what precisely makes up a nation, nationality, and the nationalism, scholars have very divergent points of view. But, undoubtedely , Nationalism is the main factor in national regeneration and growth. Nationalism like all social phenomena is historical. It emerged in society when socio-historical conditions, both objective and subjective, matured. Cultural Nationalism, a contentious idea, has underpinned Indian nationalism. Culture in cultural nationalism is how we see ourselves in relation to the nation. Cultural nationalism, unlike other, is based on organic theory and philosophic idealism. Cultural nationalism, which is an organic concept, makes India as a unique nation. It promotes nationalism in all positive aspects of human life, including social, economic, political, cultural, spiritual, and others. Thus this research made an modest attempt to (re)define the indigenous concept of cultural entity within the broader fervent of nationalism while covering the significant aspects of all elements that could simply rejuvenate the (lost) consciousness of the self.