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Kerala school quiz on Savarkar triggers row, teacher suspended
A political row erupted in Kerala after a school quiz question described Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar as a freedom fighter who received the most severe punishment from the British. The state government…
The Story in Brief
A political row erupted in Kerala after a school quiz question described Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar as a freedom fighter who received the most severe punishment from the British. The state government suspended teacher Guru Prasad of AUPS Pallathadka in Kumbla sub-district for preparing the quiz. General education minister N Samsudheen said the question was framed in a manner that could disseminate misleading and historically unsupported information.
The Indian Opinion
The Savarkar quiz row in Kerala is yet another flashpoint in the endless culture war over history. Every side is trying to claim the freedom struggle narrative, but this is not about what children learn but about whose political legacy gets a boost. The school textbook has already been accused of saffronisation by the Left and secular bias by the Right. Instead of another round of charges and suspensions, maybe we should ask: is our education system teaching critical thinking or just replacing one set of heroes with another? The real test is whether students are being taught to question all versions of history, not just the one they disagree with.
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