'Took 80 years to restore full glory of Vande Mataram': Amit Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday said it took nearly 80 years to restore the “full glory” of the national song Vande Mataram, underlining its enduring role in India's cultural and national identity.Addressing the 6th All India Rajbhasha Sammelan, Shah said the song had played an important role in India’s freedom struggle and remained deeply connected with the country’s cultural consciousness.Shah also linked the promotion of Indian languages with what he described as cultural nationalism, saying the objective was to create greater awareness about India's rich culture and history.“Cultural nationalism means creating awareness about our culture and history,” Shah said, stressing that linguistic diversity should be seen as a strength rather than a source of division.Shah defends NEPThe Union home minister also defended the provision in the National Education Policy (NEP) encouraging students to learn another Indian language apart from their mother tongue.He said those opposing the provision were…