Given below are two statements— one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): The nationalist historical writing saw the bipolarity of the spiritual content of Indian culture and the materialist basis of Western culture as an essential and inherent difference. Reason (R): This was in part a reaction to the view that religion was such a central factor in traditional society of India that it obstracted progress. In the context of the above statements, which of the following is correct?

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