What % of the Indian business class supported the nationalist movement? How did that change over time (from 1910 to 1940)?

The TV soap Buniyaad depicts a rooted Khatri family in Lahore that is unambiguously pro-British despite being not very anglicized in any way

Made me wonder
Were the hartals of Gandhi (at least in the early 20s) viewed as a needless annoyance? That caused a great deal of strife and loss of business?

It must have hurt the businesses engaged in trading and retailing badly. Especially the ones invested in selling foreign wares
Also to what extent was there a religious dimension to the freedom movement in Punjab?

Were Arya Samajis likelier to be nationalist? While "Sanatanis" likelier to be pro-British controlling for all other factors?
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