Overview
- Raising the matter during Zero Hour, Sujeet Kumar urged the Centre to drop the title when referring to British Viceroys and Governors-General in NCERT publications, school textbooks, government documents and websites.
- He said a random check found dozens of references in NCERT history books for Classes 8 and 12, naming figures such as Lord Curzon, Lord Mountbatten, Lord Dalhousie and Lord Leighton.
- Kumar cited ongoing usage on the Ministry of Culture, Press Information Bureau and Archaeological Survey of India websites, along with Bihar’s Raj Bhavan portal, now called Lok Bhavan.
- Arguing that the practice perpetuates a colonial mindset and undermines social equality, he framed the change as consistent with constitutional values.
- Linking the appeal to broader decolonisation efforts, he referenced the renaming of Rajpath to Kartavya Path and the Prime Minister’s call to shed a “slavery mindset,” while no formal government review has been announced.