Mumbai, Sept. 13 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday visited the Asiatic Society of Mumbai and inaugurated the 'Ganesh Gyanarthi' exhibition, where he asserted that the true essence of decolonisation lies in presenting authentic history from an Indian perspective rather than erasing the past.

Addressing a gathering alongside the institution's newly elected committee, Shah emphasised that knowledge traditions must be liberated from colonial frameworks that historically intertwined intellect with political dominance.

"The new committee that has been formed, it is their responsibility to understand the objectives of the Indian knowledge tradition and take the knowledge that is bound within a building of a few square meters, and spre...