Overview

• Speaking at the release of an Arya Yug volume in Mumbai on Oct. 19, Bhagwat said Indians must free themselves from the colonial-era Macaulay Knowledge System.
• He argued that colonial education made Indian minds and intellects 'foreign' and urged a return to indigenous knowledge.
• Bhagwat cited claims about perception, saying the mind directs the senses and asserting that humans see seven colours while dogs see two and chickens three.
• He called for studying global advances with discernment, adopting what is useful and rejecting what is not.
• Coverage of the remarks was circulated via agency feeds, with outlets republishing the accounts without additional reporting.