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Who among the following collected folk tales to restore a sense of national pride in Indians during the nineteenth century?

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Subhas Chandra Bose
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Motilal Nehru
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Rabindranath Tagore
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D
Natesa Sastri
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The correct options are
C Rabindranath Tagore
D Natesa Sastri
During the nineteenth century, many nationalists felt that the idea of nationalism could be spread through the revival of Indian folklore. As a result, they started to record and collect the folk tales sung by bards. They also toured different villages and gathered folk songs and legends. In Bengal, Rabindranath Tagore led the movement for folklore revival. He collected ballads, nursery rhymes, and myths. In Madras, Natesa Sastri played an important role in the movement. He published a colossal four-volume collection of Tamil folk tales called “The Folklore of Southern India”.

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