GANDHIAN WAY OF INDIAN NATIONALISM

Abstract

British policies severely impaired Indian national interest since theirintroduction into the Indian Polity. Moreover, their demand regarding various natural resources for their economic development, especially after the Industrial revolution,inspired them to start implementing exploitative policies in and for India. Their various political and economic policies had a deep influence on Indian economyand the social structure of India. This article aims to throw light on the policies and action of Britishers that encouraged the spirit of nationalism in India.As such, Mahatma Gandhi's influence on the freedom movement, the concept of Sarvodaya and Swaraj, constructive programs,etc. has been discussed as a Gandhian way of Indian Nationalism. Secondary data has been used as a source. Amajor objective of this paper is to analyze and explain the emergence of nationalism in India and to discuss Indian Nationalism through a Gandhian perspective. This paper argues that Indian Nationalism gained impetusand a new direction after the advent of Mahatma Gandhi.