MUMBAI: "Invaders came and looted India — first of its wealth, and then of its intellect." The colonised mind, said RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, forgot the vast inner empire it once ruled. Speaking in Mumbai on Sunday, Bhagwat urged Indians to shed this "mental colonisation" and awaken to the country's ancient wisdom. He was addressing a largely Jain gathering at the unveiling of a compendium of writings on 108 topics from the scriptures by Gitarth Ganga, a spiritual research institute based in Ahmedabad. "The world, disillusioned by its own excesses, is searching for a new path," Bhagwat said. "The truth, as it has always been, lies here waiting in India…ready to remind humanity that advancement without awareness is no advancement at all." He said the "Indian Knowledge System (IKS)" wa
Invaders looted India of wealth, then intellect: Mohan Bhagwat

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