Rajasthan Education Minister says Akbar will no longer be considered ‘cool’ in schools
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Minister of Education of Rajasthan Madan Dilawar announced on Sunday that the Mughal Emperor Asian He would no longer be taught as a great figure in schools. He criticised Akbar, claiming that he had plundered the country for years and stated that no one would be allowed to praise the Mughal emperor as a “great personality” in future.
The Minister made these remarks while speaking at an event to commemorate the 28th state-level ‘Bhama Shah Samman Samaroh’ at the Vivekananda Auditorium of Sukhadia University in Udaipur. Education The Minister regretted that Maharana Pratap, who sacrificed everything for the honour and dignity of Mewar, was never granted the status of greatness.
He stressed that education was the highest form of duty and every penny contributed by Bhama Shahs for this purpose would be utilised appropriately. In January this year, Madan Dilawar referred to Mughal Emperor Akbar as “a rapist” and demanded that references to him as a “great personality” be removed from school textbooks.
His comments came in response to discussions about major revisions to school textbooks following a change in government. “We do not need to make any changes in the curriculum, but contents containing unethical statements or disrespectful to great men will be removed. There is a lot of misleading information included about our ancestors like Veer Savarkar and Shivaji. Such statements will be corrected,” he said during a press conference on January 30.
Dilawar added: “In many textbooks it is claimed that Savarkar was not a patriot. While Akbar is considered a great man, Shivaji is called ‘Pahadi Chuha’ and Maharana Pratap’s role is overshadowed by that of Akbar. Such statements are not acceptable and will be reviewed.”
Meanwhile, the Minister of Education praised on Sunday Rajasthan for its tradition of Bhama Shahs, recalling that in 1997, former Chief Minister Bhairon Singh Shekhawat initiated the practice of seeking the cooperation of Bhama Shahs.
He pointed out that Rajasthan is a land of sacrifice, austerity, valour and heroism. He recounted how Bhama Shah donated all his wealth to Maharana Pratap when the latter had to live in the forests. He concluded by celebrating Rajasthan as a land of great men and heroic deeds, emphasising the inspiring legacy of Maharana Pratap, Bhama Shah and tribal leader Govind Guru.
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