"All I have to say is that this is a joke with the freedom fighters, those who sacrifice their lives, their history should be taught and not those who apologise," Masood added.
The state minister Parmar, while speaking to ANI said that the Madhya Pradesh government also has decided to include the biographies of Lord Parshuram, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru, and others as a subject.
While a lesson on Hedgewar and a poem on Savarkar is out, a letter written by India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru has found its place in the social science textbook.
Nitin Gadkari criticised the Karnataka government's proposal to revise school textbooks in the State and said that it is "unfortunate" that the chapters on Dr Hedgewar and Swatantra Veer Savarkar have been removed.
"It is unfortunate that the chapters on Dr Hedgewar and Swatantra Veer Savarkar have been removed from the school syllabus. There is nothing more painful than this," said Gadkari on Saturday.
Hitting back at academicians for withdrawing their names as advisors from the NCERT, the statement said the "name-withdrawal spectacle" is just to "capture media attention". They "seem to have forgotten that textbooks are an outcome of collective intellectual engagement and rigorous efforts,
Makers of the upcoming action film starring 'The Expendables 4' starring Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham have finally unveiled the official trailer.
Speaking to ANI, the vice-chancellor said, "I don't know why we were teaching his (Muhammad Iqbal's) part in the syllabus for the past 75 years. I agree that he served India by composing the popular song 'Sare Jahan Se Acha' but never believed in that."
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI/SRV): The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the latest updates for the Social Science syllabus for Classes 9 and 10 for the academic year 2023-24. The new syllabus includes a number of changes, both in terms of content and structure.
"The toll in the twin hooch tragedies in Villupuram and Chengalpet districts rose to 21 on Wednesday. A total of 13 in Villupuram and 8 in Chengalpattu," Director-General of Police (DGP) C Sylendra Babu said.