It is important to chronicle India’s history from Indian perspective : Shah

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New Delhi  : Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed a seminar ‘Guptvanshak Veer: Skandagupta Vikramaditya’ at BHU, Varanasi, UP, on October 17, 2019. Also present on the occasion were Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey.

Shah remembered the founder of BHU Madan Mohan Malviya and said that his legacy and the legacy of India’s glorious culture has been kept alive by the institution. He emphasised on the importance of educational institutions in preserving and promoting the culture of a society. Noting India’s rich cultural and political growth under the Maurya and Gupta dynasties,  Shah remembered the contribution of both dynasties in ensuring political stability of India. He remarked on the role played by Gupta empire in the unification of India in ancient times.

Hailing the Gupta Era under Samudragupta as the Golden Era of India, Shah said that the boundaries of India under Samudragupta stretched the entire length of the subcontinent in his time. He added that in every field from art and architecture to trade and literature, India had achieved the pinnacle of civilisation in the Gupta Era. Shah called for recognising the contribution of Skandagupta in making the Indian culture reach its zenith. He also remembered the battle campaign waged by Skandagupta against Hun invaders and said that Skandagupta was one of the few warrior kings to have defeated Huns.

Shah hailed Skandagupta as not only a great warrior, but also a skilled administrator. He said that in spite of having saved the nation from invaders and having freed the region around Kashmir, history has not registered the contributions of Skandagupta or given him his due. He said that the responsibility to correct this lies with the present society. He called for the chronicling of history from the standpoint of Indian culture. He gave the example of Veer Savarkar, who was the first to have referred to the 1857 rebellion as the First War of India’s Independence, and called for more such efforts to ensure the writing of history from a nationalistic perspective, according to a PIB release.

He said that under the vision and leadership of PM Narendra Modi, India has once again achieved prestige and respect on the global stage. He said that now India, as the largest democracy in the world, is recognised as an important voice in global affairs. Shah also launched a book on Skandagupta Vikramaditya on the occasion. He expressed hope that the legacy of BHU would be carried forward by the coming generations of students and scholars.