INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Note-Surendranath Banerjee wrote A Nation in the Making. He was a Moderate leader of the National Movement in India. In the early years of the movement, Banerjee along with other moderate leaders enjoyed considerable influence.

Detailed explanation-2: -Written in the last years of Sir Surendranath Banerjea’s life, A Nation in Making is not only the autobiography of a pioneering leader in Indian politics but also a commentary on public life.

Detailed explanation-3: -Surendranath Banerjee criticised the Vernacular Press Act and the Arms Act which were imposed by the British, through his newspaper “The Bengalee”. He also campaigned against the Ilbert Bill. He also wrote a book called ‘A Nation in the Making’. He started the Indian Association in 1876.

Detailed explanation-4: -’ (’What is a Nation? ‘) was written by Ernst Renan.