▼ Simply put, Yes. To provide strength to my statement I would like to present the prevailing counter argument “Why India was not always a nation” and then will be delving in colonial era in order to corroborate relevant facts to nullify the counter argument. Then, I will focus on relevant facts that supports my argument that India was always a nation by going on an excursion to past . British came to India in around 17 th century and around mid 18 th century they got transformed into a political power from an economic one. By doing so they claim an ostentatious achievement of creating a nation India--- hitherto non-existent notion to natives . According to British perception this uncivilised piece of land had now one political identity ie. The British India. Now lets look at the meaning of a Nation: a) According to Oxford- a British Dictionary “ Nation can be defined as a country with same lang