The Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Acharya Devvrat, today urged people to shed "orthodox mindset" and "rise above casteism" to make India the most developed nation.
Devvrat, addressing a gathering at Gaiety Theatre here, said conservative thinking is not allowing us to achieve the goals of development which can be accomplished with unity and brotherhood.
He said there should be no discrimination within human beings as it leads to bitterness in the society.
"No such discrimination was witnessed in our old culture and it was during the middle age that the seeds of casteism and creed were sown in our society," he said.
The Himachal governor said this kind of "narrow mindedness" can be a "serious threat" to the unity and integrity of the nation and urged that it be weeded out.
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