Role of cultural processes in making of nationalism in India: 1.The sense of collective belonging came partly through the experience of united struggles. 2.There were also a variety of cultural processes through which nationalism captured peoples’ imagination. 3.History, fiction, folklore and songs, popular prints and symbols played a part in the making of nationalism. 4.The identity of the nation is most often symbolised in a figure or an image. 5.This helped to create an image with which people can identify the nation.