Srinagar, Aug. 2 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said that India must take pride in its historical legacy and simultaneously work towards shaping a developed future. Speaking at the Chinar Book Festival at SKICC Srinagar, he said India has endured centuries of foreign invasions, yet its civilization has persisted.

He said that India is the most ancient civilization and added that no external force can destroy its cultural foundation. "Greece, Egypt, Rome - all vanished, but India continues," he said.

Sinha said India's civilization did not grow in a single direction, but evolved across fields such as science and spirituality. He said that to move forward, there is a need to transform the country's cultural, literary, scie...