LAQ : What were the features and limitations of the Hindu Mela?

Answer

Features:

1. Hindu Mela was an annual festival established in Calcutta in 1867.
2. It aimed to promote the use of indigenous products and the increased use of Indian languages.
3. Exhibitions of various products of Indian arts and crafts were organized to encourage Indian producers.
4. The Mela aimed to foster a unitary image of India and promote all-India integration through committees and slogans.
5. It aimed to establish institutions for imparting physical education that involved exercises for building up the discipline and manhood of the nation.

Limitation:

Hindu Mela had some limitations like-

1. this mela was organised once in a year,
2. it had no role in promoting strong Hindu-Muslim unity,
3. there was a communal feeling among the Hindus,
4. the Hindu nationalists only were the conveners of the mela,
5. Besides this Mela raised only Hindu nationalism, Hindu awakening and unity only in India.