MEERUT, July 1 -- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday emphasised the significance of cultural preservation, saying that no society can move forward without respecting its heritage, traditions and great personalities. He remarked that those who neglect their ancestors and cultural legacy end up creating the path to their own decline. He was addressing a gathering after unveiling the statue of renowned Ram Katha exponent, Pandit Radheshyam Kathavachak, and inaugurating a Smart Building named in his honour in Bareilly. The CM underscored the importance of preserving India's cultural heritage and invoked the example of Lord Ram and Ravan to emphasise the consequences of devotion and hostility. Adityanath said those who accept the path of Lord Ram are blessed while those who choose enmity with him are destined for destruction. Referring to the Treta Yuga, he described Ravan as the greatest example of how opposing Lord Ram ultimately leads to ruin. He lauded Kathavachak for making the story of Lord Ram accessible to ordinary people through simple and relatable language. Drawing a parallel with Goswami Tulsidas, he said just as the Ramcharitmanas guided society for centuries, Pandit Radheshyam used Ram Katha as a medium to spread awareness and moral values during his time. He said the government would work towards developing the storyteller's ancestral haveli into a museum, enabling future generations to learn about his literary works. HTC...