New Delhi, Nov 17 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged citizens to take a pledge to rid the nation from the mindset of slavery instilled by Thomas Macaulay, who launched a campaign nearly 200 years ago to uproot the cultural foundations of India.

Delivering the sixth Ramnath Goenka Lecture, Modi said the crime committed by Macaulay against India's cultural and educational foundations will complete 200 years in 2035.

"I want to appeal to the entire country: over the next decade, we must resolve to free ourselves from the mindset of slavery that Macaulay imposed on India. The coming 10 years are extremely important," Modi said.

The prime minister said that when a nation fails to honour itself, it ends up rejecting its indigenous ecosystem, including the Made in India manufac

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