NEW DELHI, INDIA: Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister, delivers his famous 'tryst with destiny' speech 15 August, 1947 at Parliament House in New Delhi. Interestingly, Devnani is under fire not only the Congress Party, but also the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, BJP's ideological mentor, for alterations in the school textbooks. The Times of India reported today that Nehru's speech, Tryst With Destiny, which he made close to midnight on August 14,1947, is missing from the Class IX Social Science textbook in Rajasthan. On Sunday, The Indian Express reported that references to Nehru had been removed from the Class VIII Social Studies textbook in Rajasthan. Also on HuffPost India:Close  The Cutest Haikus From Indians On Tinder of   Share  Tweet  ✖ Advertisement Share this ✖ close Current Slide

Source: Huffington Post May 12, 2016 00:30 UTC