BJP altering education system to promote Hindutva across India

[The Bald Eagle]

BJP altering education system to promote Hindutva across India​

The BJP-led state governments in India are attempting to revise school syllabuses in a bid to align educational content with the party’s Hindu nationalist agenda.

According to Kashmir Media Service, under the new curriculum revisions, BJP-led state governments have removed chapters on prominent Indian reformers and added content about the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) founder K.H. Hedgewar. Gujarat and Uttarakhand have incorporated religious texts such as the Bhagavad Gita and Vedic scriptures into school curricula, emphasizing a Hindu-centric education.

Educationists and experts have raised concerns, stating that these changes are politically motivated and aimed at rewriting Indian history with a communal lens. The revisions downplay the contributions of figures like the Mughals, whose historical influence on Indian architecture, culture, and heritage is being omitted. These leaders are instead being portrayed as invaders rather than as significant figures in India’s diverse legacy.

Minority-run schools, including those managed by Christian and Muslim communities, are facing increased scrutiny and allegations of forced conversions. At the same time, RSS-affiliated schools are promoting Hindu practices, further polarizing the educational environment.

In a controversial move, scientific subjects are also being altered. Darwin’s theory of evolution and core concepts like electromagnetism is being replaced with Vedic science and Vedic mathematics, emphasizing Hindu mythological ideas over established scientific principles.

Educationists state that these revisions are part of a broader educational reform strategy by the BJP, aimed at aligning India’s education system with Hindutva narratives and values. The alterations not only seek to promote Hindu nationalist ideals but are also seen as an effort to marginalize Muslim cultural identity, particularly in areas like Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).

Experts have alarmed that by shaping the educational content to reflect its political agenda, the BJP seeks to instill these Hindu nationalist ideals in the youth, ensuring long-term ideological alignment with its policies and securing political dominance.

https://kmsnews.org/kms/2025/01/25/bjp-altering-education-system-to-promote-hindutva-across-india.html

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Lol...India Vision 2047 to wipe out history of 1947 and before.

 

[sweep_shot]

This is what happens when a country elects an illiterate chaiwala as the PM.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Doesn't sound new to me

@cricketjoshila has been helping to educate us on this syllabus for a long time .

@Bhaijaan do you feel the magical weapons you mention should be included?

@Cpt. Rishwat finally hindu students can go home as warriors and heroes after the final bell ?

 

[Bhaijaan]

It’s much needed.

Because we had a Muslim party in power for 70 years, the school text books our kids have been taught are a revisionist history where Mughals are shown as sons of the soil and celebrated, not teaching the kids how these foreign invaders brought large scale destruction, plunder, loot, forceful conversions, brothel culture etc on these lands.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

India is basically becoming Pakistan 2.0

We used to be told Pakistan syllabus was basically Islamic brainwashing, I guess Indians have decided they need a hindutva version.

Fair enough, maybe they need it. They must feel the everything goes Hindu approach of history has suffered badly in comparison to Islam's codified certainties.

 

[KingKhanWC]

It’s much needed.

Because we had a Muslim party in power for 70 years, the school text books our kids have been taught are a revisionist history where Mughals are shown as sons of the soil and celebrated, not teaching the kids how these foreign invaders brought large scale destruction, plunder, loot, forceful conversions, brothel culture etc on these lands.

Also making it richest land in the world.

Not to mention shaping everything in indian culture today , inc the hindu language.

But let's fool kids with orange

 

[sweep_shot]

It’s much needed.

Because we had a Muslim party in power for 70 years, the school text books our kids have been taught are a revisionist history where Mughals are shown as sons of the soil and celebrated, not teaching the kids how these foreign invaders brought large scale destruction, plunder, loot, forceful conversions, brothel culture etc on these lands.

Looks like you are ignorant about positive contributions of the Mughals. You can read about it here (first post): https://ppforum.pakpassion.net/thre...-in-indian-subcontinent.312941/#post-12045538.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Also making it richest land in the world.

Not to mention shaping everything in indian culture today , inc the hindu language.

But let's fool kids with orange

Made it the richest land by looting gold, by burning down our ancient universities and thousands of years of accumulated intellectual wealth, by destroying temples?

 

[FearlessRoar]

Wow this is next level of.......

 

[Aang_The_last_airbender]

What a lovely unbiased neutral source our OP has picked

 

[cricketjoshila]

Source: Kashmir Media Service

Place of Happening: India

I don't understand what's pakistanis issue with what we do in our country.

They have their country, they do whatever they want there. But have problems if Indians do the same in theirs.

Strange people.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Also making it richest land in the world.

Not to mention shaping everything in indian culture today , inc the hindu language.

But let's fool kids with orange

You teach whatever you want to your kids. What we teach ours shouldn't give you so much concern.

 

[cricketjoshila]

Looks like you are ignorant about positive contributions of the Mughals. You can read about it here (first post): https://ppforum.pakpassion.net/thre...-in-indian-subcontinent.312941/#post-12045538.

No we don't think Mughals made positive contribution to our country. You are free to believe otherwise in your country.

For us they are looting invaders. Tyrants and bigots. You are free to believe otherwise in your country.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Its good they are reviving these ancient sciences. Rig Veda detailed the speed of light many centuries ago.

A reanalysis of these ancient texts using modern analytics methods will help to propel India forward.

The ancient Hindus were conducting plastic surgery and even traveled into space. Unfortunately they lost all that knowledge and advanced weaponry when the mughals invaded with some rudimentary weapons and forced hIndus to convert to Islam, as soon as they were forced to recite the shahada under the blade of a sword they sadly forgot this knowledge.

 

[Hitman]

The painful memories of those subhuman and barbaric savages should be permanently buried in our country.

Pakistan and Bangladesh are however free to name roads after them.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Source: Kashmir Media Service

Place of Happening: India

I don't understand what's pakistanis issue with what we do in our country.

They have their country, they do whatever they want there. But have problems if Indians do the same in theirs.

Strange people.

O yes below sources are not Indians and of international credibility and this issue has never been raised before . But but.....they are all biased

BJP lays siege to India's education system - 360

The National Education Policy provides the BJP and RSS ample scope to reshape the institutional architecture of education. An overhaul of the education system by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party is underway and threatens to erase India’s secular democratic credentials. Three...

360info.org

Is the BJP altering textbooks to promote Hindu nationalism? – DW – 05/25/2022

Critics say BJP governments in several states are attempting to introduce a new syllabus in schools that aligns with the Hindu nationalist party's worldview.

www.dw.com

How RSS textbooks are reshaping Indian history and science under Modi

Chain of schools run by BJP’s far-right ideological mentor served as a laboratory for government changes to syllabuses.

www.aljazeera.com

 

[The Bald Eagle]

How are Congress and BJP different? Rahul Gandhi responds​

Giving a differentiation between the Congress and the BJP, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi asserted that his party believed that the distribution of resources should be done more fairly, and growth should be wider and inclusive. In a freewheeling conversation with IIT Madras students on Saturday, Rahul Gandhi said the BJP was more aggressive on "triple-down" growth.

"They believe in what in economic terms is 'triple-down'. On the social front, we feel that the more harmonious society is, the less people are fighting, the better it is for the country," he said.

Rahul Gandhi said he had "serious problems" with the country's education system, saying it had a "very narrow, restrictive and a top-down" approach.

"You might not agree with me. I think it is a very restrictive and a top-down system. It is very narrow. I don't think our education system allows the imagination of our children to thrive," he said.

He strongly batted for innovation by children, saying it could only come if they started production and their skill was respected, and investment was made in it.

"One of the things that I want to push is moving more into the physical production space. To me, real innovation comes from that space. Put as much money you want in research and development, if you are not actually producing the thing, it will just be a budget," he said.

Recalling his 2022-23 Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi said he spoke to thousands of children about their aspirations and they told him that they wanted to become a doctor, lawyer, engineer or an army soldier.

"It can't be that there are only five things to do in this country. But that's what our system is pushing," he said, noting that the country's education system measures success only if one becomes an engineer or a doctor, or join the IAS/IPS or get into the forces, "which is just one percent or two percent of our population and 90 percent of our population is never going to do this".

Source: India Today

 

[KingKhanWC]

Made it the richest land by looting gold, by burning down our ancient universities and thousands of years of accumulated intellectual wealth, by destroying temples?

Simply not true, showing the education in history is already fabricated, if you learned this in Jnr school.

The muslim arabs were trading with Hindus for years, until the hindus decided to raid , loot and kill, hence why they retaliated and eventually took over. There were more temples than mosques under their rule .

 

[cricketjoshila]

O yes below sources are not Indians and of international credibility and this issue has never been raised before . But but.....they are all biased

BJP lays siege to India's education system - 360

The National Education Policy provides the BJP and RSS ample scope to reshape the institutional architecture of education. An overhaul of the education system by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party is underway and threatens to erase India’s secular democratic credentials. Three...

360info.org

Is the BJP altering textbooks to promote Hindu nationalism? – DW – 05/25/2022

Critics say BJP governments in several states are attempting to introduce a new syllabus in schools that aligns with the Hindu nationalist party's worldview.

www.dw.com

How RSS textbooks are reshaping Indian history and science under Modi

Chain of schools run by BJP’s far-right ideological mentor served as a laboratory for government changes to syllabuses.

www.aljazeera.com

Yes AL Jazeera is joke.

DW read their coverage of Trump election campaign.

Now what is Pakistan's problem in what Indians teach their children?

Why this type of attitude of poking your noses where it doesn't belong?

 

[HalBass9]

The painful memories of those subhuman and barbaric savages should be permanently buried in our country.

Pakistan and Bangladesh are however free to name roads after them.

If you never want a history lesson on India, your best bet is to stay put. Better yet, cancel your internet, swap your smartphone for a flip phone, and hibernate indoors, because, heaven forbid, you might accidentally bump into a Muslim on the way to buy groceries.

 

[sweep_shot]

If you never want a history lesson on India, your best bet is to stay put. Better yet, cancel your internet, swap your smartphone for a flip phone, and hibernate indoors, because, heaven forbid, you might accidentally bump into a Muslim on the way to buy groceries.

Some of these BJP Indians are like little children.

If they like a piece of history, they want to keep it.
If they don't like a piece of history, they want to distort it or remove it.

They don't have the maturity to treat history as history.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Another article from Kashmir Media Services

Of course the separatists backside has been burning ever since Modi came to power. So they have to write these articles to vent out their frustration.

Its rich coming from neighboring country considering they believe that Bin Qasim was the first Pakistani and created Pakistan. As if that area has no history before the Arab marauder.

 

[HalBass9]

Another article from Kashmir Media Services

Of course the separatists backside has been burning ever since Modi came to power. So they have to write these articles to vent out their frustration.

Its rich coming from neighboring country considering they believe that Bin Qasim was the first Pakistani and created Pakistan. As if that area has no history before the Arab marauder.

Do they teach that in India?

 

[Champ_Pal]

Do they teach that in India?

Nah, in your fav country.

 

[Hitman]

If you never want a history lesson on India, your best bet is to stay put. Better yet, cancel your internet, swap your smartphone for a flip phone, and hibernate indoors, because, heaven forbid, you might accidentally bump into a Muslim on the way to buy groceries.

Indian muslims have nothing to do DNA wise with those barbaric savages, and hence I have no issues with them.

 

[HalBass9]

Nah, in your fav country.

Never knew Bin Qasim was the OG Pakistani, especially since Pakistan didn't exist until 1947.

What a groundbreaking discovery. Bin Qasim, the first Pakistani, centuries before Pakistan was even a thing. Someone, please sue the schools for this catastrophic failure in history education.

Good thing the Indian school system exists, or most Pakistanis would never get a dose of actual history.

Imagine the history lesson on Hindutva, probably a wild mix of mythology, time travel, and alternative facts, where ancient India had WiFi, nuclear weapons, and apparently, everyone was a bodybuilder. Can't wait to read the comment sections.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Never knew Bin Qasim was the OG Pakistani, especially since Pakistan didn't exist until 1947.

What a groundbreaking discovery. Bin Qasim, the first Pakistani, centuries before Pakistan was even a thing. Someone, please sue the schools for this catastrophic failure in history education.

Good thing the Indian school system exists, or most Pakistanis would never get a dose of actual history.

Imagine the history lesson on Hindutva, probably a wild mix of mythology, time travel, and alternative facts, where ancient India had WiFi, nuclear weapons, and apparently, everyone was a bodybuilder. Can't wait to read the comment sections.

Tell that to your Jammat run schools who teach their gullible students about the great truth.

The first Pakistani?

Overplayed or underplayed by historians and scholars, this general from Arabia remains a mystery to many.

www.dawn.com

 

[HalBass9]

Tell that to your Jammat run schools who teach their gullible students about the great truth.

The first Pakistani?

Overplayed or underplayed by historians and scholars, this general from Arabia remains a mystery to many.

www.dawn.com

LOL, I guess schools run by Hindutva and Jamat aren’t exactly the gold standard for education. Lucky me, I get to dodge that mess. Unlucky for you (and most Indians), you'll happily enroll and call it quality learning.

I haven't read the article, nor do I plan to, since no one in my friends or family has ever entertained the hilarious idea of Bin Qasim being the first Pakistani. LOL

 

[Justcrazy]

Made it the richest land by looting gold, by burning down our ancient universities and thousands of years of accumulated intellectual wealth, by destroying temples?

Looted and took them where ? Mughals are buried in India itself.

 

[Hitman]

Looted and took them where ? Mughals are buried in India itself.

Such a shame on us.

 

[Champ_Pal]

LOL, I guess schools run by Hindutva and Jamat aren’t exactly the gold standard for education. Lucky me, I get to dodge that mess. Unlucky for you (and most Indians), you'll happily enroll and call it quality learning.

I haven't read the article, nor do I plan to, since no one in my friends or family has ever entertained the hilarious idea of Bin Qasim being the first Pakistani. LOL

Which schools are run by Hindutva in India? Care to enlighten us.

Now with Jamaat run schools, it is clear millions of kids in Pakistan study at Madrassahs. According to below document, 33% of Pakistani students study in Madrassahs.

https://economics-files.pomona.edu/andrabi/research/madrassas_beyondcrisis_final.pdf

 

[HalBass9]

Which schools are run by Hindutva in India? Care to enlighten us.

Now with Jamaat run schools, it is clear millions of kids in Pakistan study at Madrassahs. According to below document, 33% of Pakistani students study in Madrassahs.

https://economics-files.pomona.edu/andrabi/research/madrassas_beyondcrisis_final.pdf

Hindutva led government had 235 million voters, they don't need a school.

 

[HalBass9]

Historians tell us that it was the British who looted India, whereas the Mughals had established it as one of the world’s leading economies. If we were to follow the current Hindutva narrative of revering those who brought economic prosperity, then logically, they should admire the Mughals. However, instead of acknowledging this, they seem to align with groups like the EDL, a racist organization largely composed of unemployed, indoctrinated extremists.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Looted and took them where ? Mughals are buried in India itself.

They looted the poor farmers of India to fill their coffers. Their wealth was eventually taken by Brits. Mughals were constantly fighting to expand their empire in India and the wealth they conquered was distributed among its Muslim subjects and Hindu/Afghan/central asian army.

Mughals did not send money as tribute to Ottomans as they felt they were too powerful to be subordinate to an empire thousands of kilometers away. Why send money to a foreign power when they can use that to enjoy themselves and expand their empire even further.... If not for Brits, Myanmar, Thailand and perhaps Vietnam would also be Islamic nations.
Mughals donated millions to Arabs and the holy cities while the majority Hindu population languished in poverty. They were happy to not be killed by Mughal armies and dared not to rebel.

Mughals were also clever to not use their own foreign army to conquer most of India. Only the commanders were foreigners as majority of their army consisted of Hindu Rajput Vassals who were happy to conquer the land for their overlords. Total traitors. Mughals needed the money and gold/silver to maintain the Rajput armies. They did not even spare their own fellow Rajput Kingdoms. These Rajputs were lapping up the titles of Khan granted by Mughals and many eventually converted to Islam to keep their kingdom as new Muslim rulers while being vassal to Mughals. The power hierarchy is interesting.

 

[Justcrazy]

They looted the poor farmers of India to fill their coffers. Their wealth was eventually taken by Brits. Mughals were constantly fighting to expand their empire in India and the wealth they conquered was distributed among its Muslim subjects and Hindu/Afghan/central asian army.

Mughals did not send money as tribute to Ottomans as they felt they were too powerful to be subordinate to an empire thousands of kilometers away. Why send money to a foreign power when they can use that to enjoy themselves and expand their empire even further.... If not for Brits, Myanmar, Thailand and perhaps Vietnam would also be Islamic nations.
Mughals donated millions to Arabs and the holy cities while the majority Hindu population languished in poverty. They were happy to not be killed by Mughal armies and dared not to rebel.

Mughals were also clever to not use their own foreign army to conquer most of India. Only the commanders were foreigners as majority of their army consisted of Hindu Rajput Vassals who were happy to conquer the land for their overlords. Total traitors. Mughals needed the money and gold/silver to maintain the Rajput armies. They did not even spare their own fellow Rajput Kingdoms. These Rajputs were lapping up the titles of Khan granted by Mughals and many eventually converted to Islam to keep their kingdom as new Muslim rulers while being vassal to Mughals. The power hierarchy is interesting.

How they looted the farmers , are you calling taxation as loot ?

The Mughal army did not go beyond subcontinent . The army also had Indian people , so the money was looted and given back to them?

Also , I would like to understand how you formed this termed invaders . India came into being in 1947 , before that Hindus themselves claim it was Akhand Bharat , and it consisted of Afghanistan to burma. So how Mughals are outsiders ?

 

[Champ_Pal]

How they looted the farmers , are you calling taxation as loot ?

The Mughal army did not go beyond subcontinent . The army also had Indian people , so the money was looted and given back to them?

Also , I would like to understand how you formed this termed invaders . India came into being in 1947 , before that Hindus themselves claim it was Akhand Bharat , and it consisted of Afghanistan to burma. So how Mughals are outsiders ?

Yes. Its their land and why would they pay taxes to a foreign power? A power that has nothing in common with the local culture and religion. Is it because the foreign power conquered them?

If US conquers Pakistan and puts taxes on Pakistanis, will Pakistanis be happy to pay taxes to them?