How did colonialism lead to growth …

The colonial powers exploited the colonies. This led to the emergence of anti-colonial movements in Asian and African countries. The anti-colonial movement was nationalist in character because people who fought against the imperial powers were inspired by a sense of collective national unity. They began to consider their country not just as a region inhabited by people of various identities but as a single unified nation.

The growth of modern nationalism is intimately connected to the anti-colonialmovement in India, just like in any other country.

In the process of their struggle with colonialism people began discovering their unity.

Anti-colonial movement gave a strong issue to the people with which they could identify and could come on a common platform.

All though each class or group of people felt that they were being oppressed under colonialism, the effects of colonialism were felt differently.

Hence, the growth of nationalism in the colonies is linked to an anti-colonial movement.