New Delhi,Nov 26,2022: India’s history is about standing against tyranny with unprecedented valour and courage but such stories were deliberately suppressed, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, adding that this is being rectified by his government.
“Unfortunately, even after independence we were taught the same history which was written as a conspiracy during the period of slavery. After Independence, it was needed to change the agenda of foreigners who made us slaves, however, that was not done,” the Prime Minister said.
He was addressing the closing ceremony of year-long celebrations of 400th birth anniversary of Lachit Borphukan, the general of the Royal Army of the Ahom Kingdom of Assam who defeated Mughals and halted their ever-expanding ambitions under Aurangzeb.
He said the fact that this event is taking place in Delhi is a reflection of this change.
India was not only celebrating its cultural diversity but also acknowledging the unsung heroes and heroines of its history, he said.
“We bow to the valorous Lachit Borphukan on his 400th birth anniversary. He played pivotal role in preserving the culture of Assam.”
The Prime Minister emphasised that when a nation knows its real past, only then it can learn from its experiences and treads the correct direction for its future.
“It is our responsibility that our sense of history is not confined to a few decades and centuries,” he said.
The Prime Minister said that Lachit Borphukan’s life inspires us to rise above self and to give the highest priority to the national interest.
“His life teaches us that instead of nepotism and dynasty, the country should be supreme. No person or relation is above nation.”