Karnataka govt puts on hold decision to drop chapters on Tipu Sultan, others in syllabus reduction
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has been forced to put its decision to drop chapters related to controversial 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan on hold, after a major outcry over why important personalities related to the region’s history were dropped.
The Department of Public Instruction had decided to remove Tipu Sultan and his father Hyder Ali from the Class 7 textbooks as part of its move to reduce the syllabus by 30 percent for the COVID-hit academic year 2020-21, which has been brought down to 120 working days according to education department officials.
Other important parts of the curriculum for classes 6-10 that have been removed include entire lessons on the teachings of Jesus Christ and Prophet Muhammad, chapters on the history of the Mughals and the Rajputs, and on the drafting committee of the Constitution and salient features of the Constitution.
However, after the furore, a note was put up on the Karnataka Textbook Society’s website, which read: “Content reduction link for 1-10 classes has been temporarily withdrawn.”
KTS director Madegowda told ThePrint: “Education minister Suresh Kumar has asked us to put this decision in abeyance. We will update the new version in a few days.”
Madegowda acknowledged the furore, saying: “Don’t read too much into this. Tipu Sultan is being taught in Class 6 and 10. So why is there such a hue and cry?”
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Two held at Bengaluru airport with hydroponic ganja worth Rs 5.79 cr
Bengaluru (PTI): Two people were arrested at the Kempegowda International Airport here for attempting to smuggle hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 5.79 crore, upon their arrival from Bangkok on Wednesday, officials said
They seized 16.54 kg of hydroponic ganja, which was concealed in the checked-in baggage, the Bengaluru Customs said in a post on 'X'.
Both the accused were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, it said.
Meanwhile, the Customs officials at the Bengaluru Airport also disposed of 287.5 kg of Ganja (Hydroponic Weed) and 1.17 kg of Cocaine seized under the NDPS Act, 1985, in accordance with CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs) Disposal Manual on March 17, it said in another post.
