Overview
- Speaking in Lucknow at the 10‑day Uttarakhand Mahotsav 2025, the Uttar Pradesh chief minister said foreign historians omitted many of India’s “glorious” episodes that survive through folk songs and customs.
- He called folk music and arts the true custodians of history and argued that celebrations like the Mahotsav keep culture vibrant and prevent people from drifting from their heritage.
- Adityanath appeared alongside Union tourism and culture minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, and the two jointly released the Uttarakhand Darpan Smarika and the official festival calendar.
- He described the event as a harmony of Awadhi and Uttarakhandi cultures, invoking Lord Ram, Badri Vishal and the Char Dham, and linked the effort to the ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’ vision.
- He praised Uttarakhand’s contributions, citing leaders Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna and Narayan Datt Tiwari, freedom fighter Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali, and Chiefs of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat and Anil Chauhan.