"Must Erase Every Trace Of Colonial Mindset": J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha

"Must Erase Every Trace Of Colonial Mindset": J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha called for an urgent need to restore history and convey its true form to every section of society so that India's narrative is properly shaped.

‘Remove Colonial Mindset’: J&K LG Manoj Sinha Urges Writers to Reclaim India’s ‘Real History’ at Kashmir Literature Festival

The two-day Kashmir Literature Festival began in Srinagar on Saturday, with Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha calling for the removal of what he described as a “colonial mindset” and urging writers to reclaim and present India’s “real history.” The festival, being held at the SKICC in Srinagar, has brought together writers, poets, historians, researchers, and academicians from across the country for literary discussions, poetry s…

Manoj Sinha calls for erasing colonial mindset, urges writers to reclaim India’s global narrative

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said that remnants of a “colonial mindset” must be fully eliminated and called for stronger efforts to counter distorted portrayals of India’s history and present in international discourse. He said writers and intellectuals have a key role in correcting what he described as misrepresentations and in presenting India’s perspective to global audiences. He was speaking after inaugurating the third editio…

Break colonial mindset, India must reclaim its true history: LG Sinha at Kashmir Lit Fest

Break colonial mindset, India must reclaim its true history: LG Sinha

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday asserted that writers, poets and scholars play a greater role in shaping civilisations than institutions, as he called for breaking the colonial mindset and reclaiming India’s “real history”. Inaugurating the two-day Kashmir Literature Festival-2026 at the SKICC here, LG Sinha said a single novel can create an impact that crores of rupees spent by institutions often fail to achieve. “Great poets, write…

Kashmir Lit Festival:Writers shape civilizations, not institutions: LG Sinha

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said writers, poets and scholars play a greater role in shaping civilizations than institutions, as he inaugurated the two-day Kashmir Literature Festival-2026 at SKICC Srinagar. Addressing writers, researchers, historians, academicians and literary figures during the inaugural session, the Lieutenant Governor welcomed all guests who had arrived in Jammu & Kashmir from outside the Union Terri…