ICHR stops chanting of nationwide anthem, removes pictures of Bharat Mata

On Friday (February 24), the Indian Council for Historical Research (ICHR) put an finish to the singing of the nationwide anthem by its staffers inside its campus.

This was, regardless of the actual fact it had been a every day routine at ICHR for the previous 6 months. Not solely that, the pictures of Bharat Mata and educationist Deendayal Upadhyaya had been additionally faraway from the ICHR convention room and workplace of member secretary Umesh Kadam.

The determination was reportedly made after receiving objections about the identical. It should be talked about that the Indian Council for Historical Research is an autonomous physique below the Union Ministry of Education.

While talking to The Indian Express, a senior official knowledgeable, “The singing of the national anthem started based on a verbal order last September and stopped today, also on a verbal order. There was no written order to remove images of Bharat Mata and Upadhyaya but these were removed today from both places.”

Member Secretary Umesh Kadam added, “There was no written order (to put these images). People come and present such things and we install them at an appropriate place.”

ICHR chairman Raghuvendra Tanwar additionally acknowledged, “It is true that there was no proper permission (for images and national anthem). Neither from the (Governing) Council, nor from me.”

“But I have no role in the removal of the images or stopping the national anthem. I have not visited the ICHR office since February 10. ICHR is a non-sectarian body, and we have to maintain its sanctity,” he informed The Indian Express.

ICHR displays 50 Indian dynasties, leaves out Islamic empires

The Indian Council of Historical Research had earlier determined to not characteristic Islamic dynasties throughout an exhibition on ‘Glory of Medieval India: Manifestation of the Unexplored -Indian Dynasties, 8th-18th Centuries.’

The mentioned exhibition was inaugurated on January 30 this yr on the Lalit Kala Akademi in Delhi by the Minister of State for External Affairs, Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh. It was open to the general public till February 6, 2023.

While talking about his determination to exclude Islamic dynasties, Professor Umesh Ashok Kadam mentioned, “Those people (Muslims) came from the Middle East and didn’t have a direct connect with Indian culture.”

“Islam and Christianity came to India during the Medieval period and uprooted civilisation and destroyed the knowledge system,” he emphasised stating that Indian historical past shouldn’t be outlined by Mughals and Delhi Sultanate.

He additionally knowledgeable that he didn’t take into account Islamic invaders as Indian dynasties. The Exhibition on Medieval Indian dynasties thus excluded invaders similar to Bahmani and Adil Shahi.