UP Board includes biographies of 50 great personalities in syllabus, excludes Nehru, minister says ‘Apne prano ki…’
Fareha Naaz (ed) | 24 June 2023 | Livemint
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The Uttar Pradesh (UP) Board has announced that starting from the new session in July, students from Class 9-12 would learn about the lives and achievements of 50 great personalities in India. The board has included biographies of prominent figures such as Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyay, among others, in its syllabus. However, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's biography has been omitted from the list of 50 great men in India, a report by Hindustan Times has stated.
While defending the exclusion of Nehru's biography, Gulab Devi, the secondary education minister (independent charge), stated “Nehru ne desh ke liye apne prano ki aahuti nahi di thi" implies Nehru did not make the supreme sacrifice for the country. Hence, he was not included in the list of 50 biographies of great men.