Dhankhar: First Draft of Indian History Written by Colonizers with a Distorted Perspective

He further said the first draft of the country's history came from distorted perspective.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday stated that it was a travesty that the ignorant were trying to make us aware of inclusivity through their narrow -minded approach.

He further said the first draft of the country's history came from distorted perspective.

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While thousands contributed to the freedom struggle, only a few were promoted. Even post-Independence, this was allowed to take roots. This disrupted organic evolution of our knowledge system, the vice president said.

"We have to unshackle ourselves from colonial legacy and mindset," he said.

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He said philosophical schools of Vedanta, Jainism, Buddhism, and many more have always welcomed dialogue and co-existence- principles holding huge value today.

It is the time for the heritage to blossom and prosper. There can't be a more opportune moment than now for this he felt while speaking of India's mathematics contributions at an event organized to encourage and pride the mathematical acumen and excellence of its youths.

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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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