VARANASI, Nov. 5 -- Calling upon the youth to protect Sanatan Dharma and uphold India's cultural values, Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said Indian culture had continued to flourish through the ages and Sanatan Dharma served to unite people rather than divide them. Shinde was addressing the concluding session of the second day of the three-day Sanskriti Sansad at the Rudraksh Convention Centre in Sigra. He said the bond between Kashi and Maharashtra was historic, recalling that Pandit Gaga Bhatt, a scholar associated with the Kashi Vidwat Parishad, had presided over the coronation of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. He also alleged that certain forces were attempting to pursue anti-national agendas under the guise of youth-led protests but would not succeed. The Kashi Vidwat Parishad conferred the title of 'Dharma Dhwaja Dharak' on Shinde at the Sanskriti Sansad. Seers from South India also presented him with a Sengol (traditional sceptre) on the occasion. Addressing the Yuva Shakti session, BJP national general secretary Sunil Bansal said the greatest strength of any nation lay in its youth and students. BHU vice-chancellor Prof Ajit Kumar Chaturvedi emphasised the need to connect the youth with culture and spirituality. Speaking at the 'Hindu Holocaust' session, Vishva Hindu Parishad international vice-president Champat Rai claimed that millions of Hindus had been subjected to massacres over the past 2,000 years, but society had consistently resisted....