After Delhi University's Academic Council dropped a chapter on renowned Urdu poet #MuhammadIqbal from its political science syllabus, the V-C said the poet is remembered for his composition 'Sare Jahan Se Achha...' but he never believed in those words.
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The academic council of #DelhiUniversity has passed a proposal to drop references to Urdu scholar #MuhammadIqbal from the Political Science syllabus for undergraduates, reports @Jaideepdeobhanj. Iqbal wrote the famous song ‘Saare jahan se achha’.
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The Academic Council of Delhi University passed a motion to remove a chapter on #Pakistan's national poet #MuhammadIqbal from the political science syllabus, members of the statutory body confirmed. Iqbal wrote the famous song ‘Saare jahan se achha’.
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Jailed, suspended, fired: How teachers in UP have paid a price for Hindutva campaigns against a song

State government officials have punished teachers for making students sing Muhammad Iqbal’s ‘Lab Pe Aati Hai Dua’, claiming it is a religious poem.

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