What was the role of western thinking and education in the development of national consciousness

What was the role of western thinking and education in the development

1.	What was the role of western thinking and education in the development of national consciousness
Answer» Some students of the Hindu College who gathered round their teacher Derozio came to be known as the ‘Young Bengal’. Those English-educated youngmen addressed themselves to various problems that beset the Indian society.Their propaganda for freedom of thought and rational thinking helped to create a consciousness about the various problems of the country and thereby paved the way for the growth of national sentiments.