Modi further emphasised how Mahatma Gandhi's swadeshi philosophy had been sidelined by this Westernised mindset.

PM Modi Calls for a National Resolve to Shed Macaulay's Slavery Mindset, Sets a 10-Year Roadmap

Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a compelling speech at the sixth Ramnath Goenka Lecture in New Delhi, urging the nation to shed what he termed the "Macaulay mindset". He called for a concerted national effort to reverse the colonial-era impact of British Parliamentarian Thomas Babington Macaulay’s education reforms introduced in 1835. These reforms, according to Modi, fostered a sense of inferiority among Indians and imposed a foreign mindset that has persisted for decades.

Macaulay's educational overhaul, which prioritised English as the medium of instruction and Western li

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