LUCKNOW, Dec. 28 -- Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak on Saturday said that the Mughals made sustained efforts to destroy India's culture, and that at a time when atrocities were committed to break the country's cultural heritage and force religious conversions, the Sikh community sacrificed their lives to protect it. Addressing a gathering at an event organised by the BJP's district unit in Krishna Nagar on the occasion of Veer Bal Diwas, Pathak paid tribute to Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh, the younger sons of the 10th Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh. "Guru Gobind Singh's young sons sacrificed their lives but refused to convert to Islam. The day of their martyrdom is extremely important for India and the Sanatan culture," Pathak said, adding, "To secure the future, we must learn from our history. We were not taught the lessons of our Sanatan culture in history; instead, the Mughal invaders were glorified." "If Sanatan culture is alive today, it is largely due to the significant contribution of Guru Gobind Singh and the Sikh community," Pathak said. Bharatiya Janata Party district president Anand Dwivedi, former MLC Arvind Tripathi, and others were present on the occasion. htc...