According to Rabindranath Tagore, exclusive nationalism encourages which of the following?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option 2: Hatred towards other races through distorted historical narratives.
Option 1: Respect for cultural diversity — Incorrect. Tagore criticised exclusive nationalism for promoting hostility rather than respect towards other cultures.
Option 2: Hatred towards other races through distorted historical narratives — Correct. Tagore argued that people are taught to foster hatred through the manufacture of half-truths, untruths in history and persistent misrepresentation of other races.
Option 3: Equal treatment of all nations — Incorrect. Exclusive nationalism glorifies one's own nation while humiliating and looking down upon others.
Option 4: Peaceful coexistence among different communities — Incorrect. Exclusive nationalism breeds hatred, contempt and hostility rather than harmony.