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NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 26 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India needs to break free from the “narrow views” of the past to take the country to heights of success. Speaking at the first ‘Veer Bal Diwas’ event, Modi paid tributes to Baba Zorawar Singh Ji and Baba Fateh Singh Ji, Sri Guru Gobind Singh’s sons who laid down their lives while defending their faith. “On the one hand there was terrorism and on the other spiritualism. On one hand there was com[1]munal violence and on the other there was liberalism. On one hand there were forces of lakhs while on the other there were just ‘Veer Sahibzaade’ who did not budge at all,” he said referring to the two mar[1]tyred children of the Guru. “Aurangzeb and his people wanted to convert the re[1]ligion of Sri Guru Gobind Singh’s children on the basis of sword that is why he de[1]cided to kill the two innocent children. Imagine that era when against the terror of Aurangzeb, against his plans to change India, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji stood like a mountain,” he said. On the occasion of Sri Guru Gobind Singh’s birth an[1]niversary on January 9 this year, the Prime Minister had announced that December 26 will be observed as ‘Veer Bal Diwas’ The Prime Min[1]ister said the day reminds us that age does not matter when it comes to displaying extreme valour and sacrifice. “Veer Bal Diwas tells us what is India, what is its identity and every year, Veer Bal Diwas will inspire us to recognise our past and make our future. This will also remind everyone about the strength of our young generation”, he said. The Prime Minister said in the name of history, people were being taught versions which promoted inferiority com[1]plex among them and that to move forward in the ‘Amrit Kaal’ and to take India to the heights of success in the future, “we have to break free from narrow views of the past.” “Any country with such a glorious history must be full of self-confidence and self-respect, however, con[1]cocted narratives are taught to infuse inferiority. There is a need to get free from the narrow interpretation of the past in order to move for[1]ward,” he stressed. PM Modi further said what happened in the wars of Chamkaur and Sirhind can never be forgotten while noting that these incidents occurred only three centuries ago on the soil of this land. “On one hand there was the mighty Mughal sultanate blinded by religious fanati[1]cism and on the other hand there were our Gurus gleam[1]ing in the knowledge and liv[1]ing by the ancient principles of India”, the Prime Minister said. “There were heights of terror and religious fanati[1]cism on one hand and on the other, there was the pinnacle of spirituality and kindness to see God in every human being,” he said, adding, while the Mughals were backed by an army of millions, the Veer Sahibzades of the Guru had their courage. P