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RSS leader hails NCERT tweak on Akbar, Tipu titles in textbooks

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Sunil Ambekar on Friday said many positive changes have been introduced in history textbooks, and epithet 'the great' is no longer used to describe Mughal emperor......

NCERT's Fresh Take on Akbar, Aurangzeb

The NCERT book, to be introduced in schools from the 2025-2026 academic year, marks a shift in tone in its portrayal of the Mughal emperors, offering detailed accounts of conquest, religious......

History books say Akbar married Jodha, but...: Rajasthan guv

Rajasthan Governor Haribhau Bagade claimed that several inaccuracies have been recorded in Indian history due to the early influence of British historians, including the widely cited story of the......

All school textbooks glorifying Akbar will be burnt: Rajasthan minister

Rajasthan education minister Madan Dilawar on Sunday said all school textbooks glorifying Mughal emperor Akbar and referring to him as great "will be burnt". IMAGE: Rajasthan education minister......

Rana Pratap, Shivaji Maharaj were not anti-Muslim: Rajnath

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said Maharana Pratap and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj are national heroes and not the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. IMAGE: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh speaks at a......

Invest wisely. Try mutual funds

Birbal, Mughal Emperor Akbar's wisest counselor, had once proven to some feuding siblings that a bundle of sticks together was stronger than each stick individually. Similarly, I firmly believe......

When the Mughals turned to demonetisation

Two years have passed since 8/11.But this is not the first time that India's currency of the time faced the axe.The Mughals, after invading a territory, would effect the demonetisation of the local......

Lessons for CEOs: How to retire gracefully

Most successful and ambitious business leaders feel persuaded that they have no competent successor, says R G Vilakudi. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com There is considerable literature on how......

Jodhaa Akbar sweeps IIFA awards

Ashutosh Gowarikar's historical love epic Jodhaa Akbar swept the 10th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards in Macau, China, taking home trophies for best picture, best director and best......

No Jodhaa Akbar in Rajasthan

Ashutosh Gowarikar directed film Jodhaa Akbar was not released in Rajasthan cinema halls on Friday amid protests by Rajput groups against "distortion of historical facts" in the movie based on......

Protests against Jodhaa Akbar in Rajasthan

Activists belonging to an outfit calling itself the Sri Rajput Karni Sena haveprotested against the screening of Jodhaa Akbar in Rajasthan. "We shall not allow the filmmaker to distort history,"......

Naseer Won't Play Akbar Like 'Papaji'

Photograph: Kind courtesy Motley Productions/Instagram Naseeruddin Shah will play Akbar soon. Jall al-Dn Muammad Akbar, the third Mughal emperor, not Mobasher Jawed Akbar, the sometime journalist......

Did Jodhabai really exist?

Even as director Ashutosh Gowarikar is all set to release his film, Jodhaa Akbar, controversies dog the leading character. It is claimed by some historians that Jodha was not Akbar's wife, as is......