![]() Hundreds of such factors contrive each second, to establish a sense of oneness with your fellow citizens. The answer is likely, moulding by certain social factors, such as the songs one sings growing up, or even the comics one reads (think Amar Chitra Katha). How do billions of people born in an approximate geographical location manage to feel a mutual empathy for one another? ![]() When an Indian national is kidnapped abroad, the resources of thousands of citizens not connected by blood or background are marshalled, and the abductee is rescued. When news of a famous sports victory breaks, millions of people respond simultaneously, cutting across lines of caste, creed, religion, and economic background. Upon thinking further, I realized that my ideas had been based on my understanding of Imagined Communities, and a study of my assumptions–in the form of a review of Imagined Communities itself–would make for an interesting project. ![]() Constructive criticism following the submission of my prelim draft helped me realize that my ideas had not been clearly fleshed out and couldn’t possibly be continued. ![]() Influenced by political commentary on populist movements sweeping governments across the world, my Self Study Assignment began as an attempt to answer the question, ‘Are Nationalists more likely to be Religious?’. A study of Anderson’s seminal publication, Imagined Communities, which introduced his theory of the origin of Nationalism ![]()
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