Potential to re-construct, correct distorted Indian history: Venkaiah Naidu

Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu has called upon historians, archaeologists, linguists and other scholars in the country to unite in order to recreate India’s real history before the world.

“There is tremendous potential to re-construct and correct Indian history, whose distorted forms have been presented by the colonial rulers so far. There are many great names like Shivaji Maharaj, Shankaracharya, Rani Lakshmibai and more, whose contributions are not much heard of. We need to rediscover ourselves and present the real history of India to the world,” said Naidu while addressing the Punyabhushan Award ceremony in Pune Thursday.

Eminent archaeologist G B Deglurkar was the recipient of the Punyabhushan Award this year.

The Vice-President also urged fellow Indians to unite and fight to wipe out prevailing social evils. “The entire world is looking up to India. All existing social evils based on caste, creed, religion, sex and region must be done away with as we are one nation and one people. We must strive to promote our culture, which is a way of life, besides working to maintain peace and harmony in the country. There is a need to change the mindset of our younger generation, who should be told about our rich history and past. Only then will India be a strong nation,” said Naidu.