New Delhi, Dec. 6 -- Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said on Saturday that the colonial mindset in education was an obstacle to India's progress and that we must take pride in our rich heritage.

"We must shed our colonial mindset, which is an obstacle to India's progress. We must take pride in our rich heritage and family value system. India is known for "unity in diversity" and we must respect that. Lastly, we must fulfill our duties to our nation," the minister said, addressing the annual convocation of Amity University in Noida.

Goyal's remarks came on a day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking at HT Leadership Summit, referred to 2035 as the target year to overcome the "mindset of slavery" from the coloni...