PM Modi On Reclaiming Heritage: From Kovidar Tree To Shedding Macaulay's Slave Mentality

Prime Minister Narendra Modi discusses reclaiming India's heritage and shedding a 'slave mentality'. He references the re-establishment of the Kovidar tree in Ayodhya, criticises Lord Macaulay's 1835 education policy, and cites the Indian Navy's new ensign and ancient democratic traditions as examples of national pride. According to the Prime Minister, 'If the country is to move forward, it has to be proud of its heritage... another thing is also important, and that is complete freedom from the slave mentality'. The speech outlines a ten-year goal to eradicate this mindset to achieve the vision of a developed India by 2047, linking national self-confidence to cultural identity and historical symbols like the Ram Mandir.