Shimla, Oct. 14 -- Himachal Pradesh Governor Kavinder Gupta on Wednesday emphasised the need to take pride in one's mother tongue and local dialects while remaining open to learning and understanding other Indian languages. He also called upon universities to undertake research initiatives for the revival and preservation of ancient Indian scripts.

Governor was speaking at Lok Bhavan on the occasion of the release of the book "Akshar Se Atmabodh Tak: Tribhasha Sutra", authored by Prof. Sat Prakash Bansal, Inder Singh Thakur, Prof. Suman Sharma and Ashok Sharma.

While congratulating the authors and everyone associated with the publication, the Governor said that the language of a nation reflects its soul, its culture and its collective c...