Tipu Sultan out of class 7 textbook

Karnataka Text Book Society (KTBS) has removed the text of Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan, an important part of Mysore history, due to lack of time.

Meanwhile, KTBS, which operates under the Department of Public Education, said PowerPoint presentations on these issues could be prepared to show students the history of Mysore.

In addition, the chapters of Queen Abbakka, the Life of Christ and the Doctrine of God, have been curtailed.

The chapter on Queen Abbakka Devi, the first Tula, who fought with the Portuguese, was also removed. The

time allotted to teach about art, literature, folk, theater, dance, forests, wild animals, national parks and the natural and cultural resources of Bangalore and Mysore is limited to 40 per cent of the original schedule.

The entire chapter of the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Prophet Mohammed has been dropped from sixth grade. But students study these religious figures and their teachings in the ninth grade. The time allotted to teach Buddhism and Jainism has also been reduced by 50 per cent.