Nagpur, Nov. 22 -- Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh of RSS Sunil Ambekar has said that several positive changes have been introduced in the country's history textbooks, including the removal of the epithet "The Great" previously used for Mughal emperor Akbar and Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan.
Speaking at the "Orange City Literature Festival" organised by the SGR Knowledge Foundation on Friday, Ambekar said that although the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has made these modifications, no historical figure has been removed from the textbooks.
Ambedkar expressed satisfaction over the scale of revisions, noting that NCERT has updated books for 11 out of 15 classes and that changes for Classes 9, 10 and 12 will take ef...