Overview
- Sunil Ambekar said NCERT history books no longer refer to Akbar or Tipu Sultan as “the great.”
- He stated that textbooks for 11 of 15 classes have been revised, with new editions for Classes 9, 10 and 12 expected next year.
- Ambekar asserted that no historical figures were removed and argued students should learn about leaders’ “cruel deeds.”
- The remarks were made at the Orange City Literature Festival in Nagpur, and the reports did not include an NCERT confirmation.
- Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma welcomed the reported change, while Congress MP Imran Masood questioned its purpose.