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West Bengal panel calls Plassey insignificant, drops Siraj-ud-Daula, Tagore poem
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🗓 08 Oct 2026, 02:49 AM
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The head of a West Bengal textbook review panel said the Battle of Plassey is no longer considered significant, resulting in the removal of references to Siraj-ud-Daula and a Rabindranath Tagore poem from school textbooks.
The chairman of the West Bengal textbook review panel said that the Battle of Plassey is no longer considered significant.
He added that, as a result, references to the historical figure Siraj-ud-Daula and a poem by Rabindranath Tagore are being removed from school textbooks.
The panel chief made these remarks while discussing the recent changes to the state's curriculum materials.
He added that, as a result, references to the historical figure Siraj-ud-Daula and a poem by Rabindranath Tagore are being removed from school textbooks.
The panel chief made these remarks while discussing the recent changes to the state's curriculum materials.