Nationalism in India grew from the 1700s to 1947: 1) The British established trading posts in India in the 1600s and gradually took control of the entire country by the 1800s, treating Indians poorly. 2) In the late 1800s, Indians organized nationalist groups and desired self-rule, leading to civil disobedience and non-violent protests in the 1900s. 3) Mohandas Gandhi led non-violent movements for independence, gaining India's freedom from Britain in 1947 through partition, which resulted in violence and the assassination of Gandhi in 1948.