Srinagar, May 31 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday called for erasing every trace of "colonial mindset", and urged writers to shape "positive discourse" on India through fiction, non-fiction and other creative forms.

The LG inaugurated the third edition of the Kashmir Literature Festival here, an official press release said.

It said addressing the gathering, the LG urged writers to shape "positive discourse" through fiction, non-fiction and other creative forms and inspire people because writer's craft lives not only in words, but in the pulse of people.

"We must erase every trace of the colonial mindset and ensure that people abroad do not distort our history and present to serve their own narratives. It is the responsibi...