"Method of reinterpretation of history was …

1)  Nationalism spreads when people begin to believe that they are all part of the same nation, when they discover some unity that binds them together.
2)  A variety of cultural processes, like history, fiction, folklore, songs, popular prints, symbols etc played a part in making of nationalism
3)  In the late 19th  century, Indian nationalists began recording folk tales sung by bards, who toured villages to gather folk songs and legends. These tales gave a true picture of traditional culture that had been corrupted and damaged by outside forces.
4)  It was essential to preserve this folk tradition in order to discover one’s national identity and restore a sense of pride in one’s past.
5)  As a result, Indians began looking into past to discover India’s great achievements. They wrote about the glorious developments in ancient times when art, architecture, science and mathematics, religion and culture, law and philosophy, had flourished.
6)  These national histories urged the readers to take pride in India’s great achievements in the past and struggle to change the miserable conditions of life under British rule.