Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 19 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that the Central Government has worked to preserve the heritage of the country ever since the Narendra Modi-led government is at the centre.<\/p>\n
\u201cEver since the formation of our government at the centre in 2014, we have worked to preserve our heritage. Today, when we are taking the brave story of Lachit Borphukan to the people, it is not the honour of any individual, it is the honour of our glorious history,\u201d Rajnath Singh said.<\/p>\n
Lachit Borphukan, the famous General of the Royal Army of the Ahom Kingdom of Assam who defeated the Mughals and successfully halted the ever-expanding ambitions of the Mughals under Aurangzeb.<\/p>\n
Singh was addressing the families of the freedom fighters and a public gathering at Gandhi Prtisthan Kendra Gomati Nagar in Lucknow after launching the book \u201cMati ka Mahayoddha\u201d written by Asif Azami.<\/p>\n
He further said that the government\u2019s initiative to celebrate \u201cTribal Pride Day\u201d is a medium to express gratitude to all the unsung tribal martyrs and heroes who died for freedom, not merely a tribute to Shaheed Birsa Munda.<\/p>\n
The Union Minister hailed the \u201csoil of Purvanchal\u201d (eastern UP) and called it the \u201cflag bearer\u201d of the freedom movement.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis soil of Purvanchal has been the flag bearer of our freedom movement. The history of the country\u2019s freedom movement is incomplete without the history of the revolutionaries and the sacrifices of Purvanchal. This land has been the Karmabhoomi or Janmabhoomi of 8 out of 16 Prime Ministers of the country,\u201d he said adding that the book written by Azami also underlines the same contribution of Purvanchal.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is not only literature, culture and music that have raised their flag in the fertile soil of Purvanchal. India\u2019s saint and knowledge tradition has also flourished here. This land did not lag behind even in the struggle and sacrifice for the freedom of the country,\u201d he further said.<\/p>\n
Singh also lauded Asif Azami for his book and said, \u201cAzami has done justice to his soil by documenting the bravery of the soil of Purvanchal. Asif Azami ji deserves gratitude. He has traced unnamed freedom fighters from 32 districts of Eastern Uttar Pradesh.\u201d<\/p>\n
The union minister further said that the history of India is not just a history of slavery, but a history of conquest.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo understand India, it is necessary to understand history properly. There is a need to see and understand history from the right perspective. The history of India is not just a history of slavery, but a history of conquest. But India\u2019s history was written as a history of slavery and defeat,\u201d Singh said.<\/p>\n
He further alleged that the country\u2019s history is \u201cwrongly\u201d written.<\/p>\n
\u201cTill calling a great patriot like Veer Savarkar a British Stooge and calling Bhagat Singh a \u201cRevolutionary Terrorist\u201d, a special group of biased historians wrote the history of India with the ink of ideologies. All this should have changed after independence. But unfortunately, even after independence, the history of India was written under the influence of ideologies. 1857 War of Independence was called \u201cSepoy Mutiny\u201d instead of \u201cFirst War of Independence,\u201d he added. (ANI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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