Correct distortions in pages of history: PM Modi | India News


NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called for correcting distortions in the pages of India’s history which, he said, were written as part of a conspiracy during the colonial era and stressed on the need to celebrate the country’s heritage and its hitherto ignored unsung bravehearts.
At the 400th birth anniversary of legendary Ahom general Lachit Barphukan, Modi said, “The history of India is not just about slavery. It is about emerging victorious, it is about the valour of countless greats. It is about standing against tyranny with unprecedented courage.”
Lachit’s life inspires us to rise above dynasty: Modi
The grand celebrations commemorating legendary Ahom general Lachit Barphukan, the great hero from Assam who stalled the march of the Mughals, culminated with a clarion call by the PM to follow the life principle – ‘Nation First’ – of the hero of the ‘Battle of Saraighat’.
Addressing the valedictory function on Friday, he said, “Our collective sense of history should not be confined to a few centuries or decades.” He also called for making the north-eastern region the hub of India’s growth story.
The PM said unfortunately even after Independence, the history which was written as part of a conspiracy during the colonial era continued to be taught. “After independence there was a need to change the agenda of foreigners who made us slaves, but it did not happen. The stories of fierce resistance to tyranny in every part of the country were wilfully suppressed,” Modi said. “The mistake of not keeping those events in the mainstream is being rectified now,” he added.
The PM said the unmatched bravery in Assam and the northeast was evident as they had repulsed the invasions of Turks, Afghans and Mughals. “Even though the Mughals had captured Guwahati, it was bravehearts like Barphukan who won independence from the clutches of tyrannical rulers.”
He recalled how Barphukan had kept national interest above blood relations and did not hesitate to punish even his close relatives. “Lachit Barphukan’s life inspires us to rise above the dynasty and think about the country. He had said no relationship is bigger than the country,” he said.
Modi suggested creating a grand theatre play on Lachit Barphukan on the lines of the one on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and enact it across the country. He also released the book ‘Lachit Borphukan – Assam’s Hero Who Halted the Mughals’ – on the occasion.
The PM said the life and times of immortal sons like Lachit Barphukan are an inspiration to fulfil the resolutions of the ‘Amrit Kaal’. He emphasised that when a nation knows its real past, only then it can proceed in the correct direction for the future.




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