The Bengal Renaissance - pg. 20

Some hold that in the nineteenth century awakening of
this country this was the principal feature, the idea of revival
of old glories being largely the product of it. It is suggested
that as a result of the confrontation with the western culture
and intellectual tradition Indians felt inspired to search for that
pure Indian tradition of the past which was nothing different
from the modern western counterpart and that current thought
and practice in India was nothing but a degenerative deviation
from India's true tradition leading the country to stagnation
and decay. Even if one would not accept these suggestions,
there is no doubt that Bengali or Indian renaissance was different
from European renaissance in its origin and character.