Complex sentence: Under British rule, the dispersed tribes associated with Hinduism pushed for unification by means of a common language.Hindi became the distinct register spoken by those who sought to construct a Hindu identity in the face of colonial rule.
Split into simpler sentences: Under British rule, the dispersed tribes associated with Hinduism pushed for unification by means of a common language. Thus, Hindi became the distinct register spoken by those who sought to construct a Hindu identity in the face of colonial rule.