Archive · 19 Nov 2025
PM Modi Calls for Indian Pride, Tharoor Praises Speech
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked India to be proud of its heritage and languages, and not follow the ideas of a British historian who influenced India's education system long ago.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor liked the Prime Minister's speech and said it was a good plan for the country's future.
He was happy to attend the event even though he was not feeling well.
PM Modi urged India to shed its post-colonial mindset and reclaim pride in its heritage and languages
He criticized British historian Macaulay's influence on India's education system and proposed a 10-year national mission to revive Indian culture and knowledge systems
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor praised PM Modi's speech, highlighting his focus on a post-colonial mindset and cultural confidence
Tharoor appreciated PM Modi's emphasis on learning in local languages and reversing Macaulay's 'slave mentality'
Tharoor attended the Ramnath Goenka Lecture despite his illness
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shashi Tharoor
- What
- Delivered and praised a speech
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Where
- Ramnath Goenka Lecture, New Delhi
- Why
- To discuss India's economic direction and cultural confidence
Pro-Indian Languages
Pro-English
Language Policy
Pro-Indian Languages
Emphasize learning in local languages
Pro-English
Support English education
- Event
- Ramnath Goenka Lecture
- Date
- Monday, 2023-02-06
- Speaker
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- Respondent
- Shashi Tharoor
- Duration
- 10 years (for national mission)
- Historical Figure Mentioned
- Thomas Babington Macaulay
Sources
Shashi Tharoor welcomes PM Modi's call for post-colonial mindset, cultural confidence
Shashi Tharoor hails PM Modi’s Macaulay’s remark on ‘slave mentality’ at Ramnath Goenka lecture
'Glad Was In Audience': Shashi Tharoor Praises PM Again, Risks Congress Jab
Knowledge Nugget | Macaulay and his ‘Minute on Indian Education’: As PM Modi urges for 10-year pledge to reverse colonial legacy, here’s what you must know
Shashi Tharoor in awe of PM Modi after he speaks on shedding colonial mindset; risking ties with Congress
Glad to be in audience: Tharoor praises PM again
PM Modi proposes 10-year timeframe to reverse the effects of colonisation on India
PM's Ramnath Goenka Lecture Served As Both Economic Outlook, Cultural Call To Action: Tharoor
PM's Ramnath Goenka Lecture Served as Both Economic Outlook, Cultural Call to Action: Tharoor Praises Modi Again
Shashi Tharoor lauds PM Narendra Modi’s Ramnath Goenka Lecture: ‘Glad to have been in audience’
Shashi Tharoor lavishes praises on PM again, calls Modi's address a cultural call to action
PM Modi calls for ending ‘Colonial Mindset’, sets 10-year deadline
Redefining a mindset
‘Bihar results teach us that the government you run today will determine the future of your political party… Left, Right or Centre’: Modi at Ramnath Goenka Lecture
From IPC to ‘Manifesto of English Education in India’: The colonial legacy of Thomas Macaulay
Sangh and its enduring battle against Macaulayism: With his appeal, PM Modi revisits an old RSS concern
