MADANA MOHANA MALAVIYA

In 1857, brave people like Nana Sahib, Tatia Tope and Lakshmi Bai, the Queen of Jhansi, fought heroically to drive the British out of India. Their efforts were in vain. India was made a part of the British Empire. Following this, there was a great change in the outlook of Indians. Educated people and people of the middle class imitated the people of the West. The change was striking in their clothes and manners and speech. They were proud of speaking in English, of dressing like Englishmen and of following the customs of the English. Malaviya's ancestors had deep faith in the moral principles of their forefathers; thus they were swimming against the tide.

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