<h1>Nationalist leader credits traditional philosophy for economic growth, praises cultural unity, urges balance of knowledge, action, devotion</h1> A nationalist organization's leader delivered public remarks at a book release in which he attributed recent economic growth to adherence to traditional philosophy and asserted cultural unity and continuity since independence, countering colonial-era predictions of division. He contrasted India's faith-based social cohesion with global conflict driven by self-interest, praised reverence for nature and traditional practices, and urged balance of knowledge, action, and devotion. The event, attended by state officials and civil society figures, promoted a minister's book inspired by religious pilgrimage; statements invoked historical comparisons and normative claims about national identity and social harmony.