Actual problem of early Indian nationalism unfolds through the analysis of western influence on Northern Indian nationalists. Numerous works of early national movement participants demonstrate consistent patterns in accepting Western ideas. Majority of nationalism thinkers (“conservative line” of national movement) were involved with the ideas of European orientalists, German romanticism thinkers, modern periodization of history and modern believes about religion. Minority of them (“liberal line” of national movement) accepted only English liberal philosophy. Thus cultural nationalism became more actual for the thinkers of that region.
