Just Because Poison Is Bought Doesn’t Mean It Must Be Consumed: Rajasthan Govt Scraps Class 11 & 12 Textbooks over ‘Gandhi Family Bias’
Suparna Roy | 11 July 2025 | The Times of India
JAIPUR: Rajasthan's Education minister Madan Dilawar announced Thursday the withdrawal of the supplementary textbook 'Azadi Ke Baad Ka Swarnim Bharat' for Classes 11-12, citing its emphasis on the Gandhi family's contributions. The two-part book which has been in circulation for over two decades, was revised in 2015 and 2019, and serves as non-evaluative reading material.
Following the formation of the Bhajan Lal Sharma-led BJP govt in 2023, a syllabus overhaul was ordered in Nov 2024, including the textbook's content. A nine-member committee, chaired by Prof Kailash Sodani of Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota, was tasked with the revision, but the panel has since met on once….