Our national movement steadfastly rejected the notion of artificial divisions and pledged to uphold the linguistic principle as the cornerstone for state formation. In fact, following the Nagpur session of the Congress in 1920, this principle gained recognition as the foundation for reorganizing not just the Indian National Congress party, but also the broader movement for independence.

The above para discusses how the states were organized during which period in India?

Colonial Rule.

During colonial rule, the state boundaries were drawn either for administrative convenience or simply coincided with the territories annexed by the British government or the territories ruled by the princely powers. Our national movement had rejected these divisions as artificial and had promised the linguistic principle as the basis for the formation of states.