Authored by using mentioned historian Bipin Chandra and Mridula Mukherjee, the book mentions Bhagat Singh, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Surya Sen and others as “innovative terrorists” in chapter 20. (recordpicture)
NEW DELHI: A e-book which has been a part of Delhi college‘s history curriculum and refers to Bhagat Singh as a “revolutionary terrorist”, on Wednesday became the centre of a problem with the freedomfighter’s circle of relatives objecting to it and prompting the education ministry to ask the Delhi universityto reconsider it.
The book titled ‘India’s struggle for Independence’ has been a part of Delhi university‘s curriculum for overtwo a long time.
Authored with the aid of referred to historian Bipin Chandra and Mridula Mukherjee, the book mentions Bhagat Singh, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Surya Sen and others as “revolutionary terrorists” in bankruptcy 20.
The e book additionally calls the Chittagong movement a ‘terrorist act’, even as killing of British police officer John Sanders has been known as an ‘act of terrorism’.
Bhagat Singh’s circle of relatives had written a letter to education minister Smriti Irani in search of her intervention and demanded appropriate adjustments inside the textbook.
while the officials in Delhi university confirmed that the ministry has asked it to reconsider coaching of the particular bankruptcy or e book, they maintained that it is a “reference e book” and now not a “textebook“.
Terming the textual content of the e-book to be an “educational homicide of sacrifices of individuals“, Ms Irani had on Tuesday assured that she can bring her angst to the college.
“i would not name it an educational anomaly however an academic homicide of the sacrifices of manyindividuals. If i’m to be called intolerant to make certain that Bhagat Singh ji isn’t always referred to asa terrorist, then this is tag i can proudly put on,” she had informed a news channel.
The family members additionally met DU Vice Chancellor Yogesh Tyagi on Wednesday who confident them of searching into the problem.
“this is a very sad precedent that even after sixty eight years of Independence such phrases are used for the revolutionaries, who gave their lives for the freedom of the country. The British, who hanged Bhagat Singh, defined him as ‘authentic revolutionary‘ in their judgement, even they failed to use phrases like terror or terrorism. the use of such words for revolutionaries in an try to stir controversy may be veryunfortunate” the liberty fighter’s nephew Abhey Singh Sandhu told reporters.
DU Vice Chancellor Yogesh Tyagi stated they have got taken be aware of the request.
“The e-book is taught as a reference ebook in our records department however isn’t always a textual content ebook published or authored by DU professor,” he informed PTI.
“Few participants of his (Bhagat Singh’s) family met me. we’ve got taken word of the request and the problem is being appeared into,” Mr Tyagi brought.
