History's true heroes: VP Dhankhar advocates for recognition beyond colonial narratives | WATCH
"We have to unshackle ourselves from colonial legacy and mindset," Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said it was a travesty that the ignorant were trying to make us aware about inclusivity by their narrow-minded approach. He also said that the first draft of the country’s history came through colonisers’ distorted perspective.
Reflection on Freedom Struggle
While thousands contributed to the freedom struggle, only a few were promoted. Even post-Independence, this was allowed to take roots. This disrupted the organic evolution of our knowledge system, the vice president said. “We have to unshackle ourselves from colonial legacy and mindset,” he said.
A civilization needs indigenous lens to understand itself. We need to absolve ourselves from the original sin of outsourcing history.
— Vice-President of India (@VPIndia) January 20, 2025
True decolonization begins when we stop being footnotes in others' narrative and become authors of our renaissance!
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Emphasis on Philosophical Schools
He asserted that the philosophical schools of Vedanta, Jainism, Buddhism and others have always encouraged dialogue and co-existence — the principles that hold immense value in today’s polarised world. It was time now to ensure India’s heritage blossoms and thrives and there could not be a more opportune time, he noted while urging the youth to take pride in India’s mathematical contributions.
Indology's Role in Problem-Solving
Much of the problems we are facing today will be resolved on a fast track basis if we keep indology in mind, he said after laying the foundation stone for the Nandlal Nuwal Centre of Indology at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan here.
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