Life of dalit icons to be part of school syllabus in Telangana
Dalit icons like Eashwari Bai and Bhagya Reddy Varma would be incorporated in school curriculum
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2015-02-25 08:01 GMT
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao said that life histories of Telangana Dalit icons like Eashwari Bai and Bhagya Reddy Varma would be incorporated in the school curriculum in the state.
Speaking at a function held at Ravindra Bharati on Tuesday, Mr Chandrasekhar Rao said, “We will incorporate the life history of the firebrand political leader Eashwari Bai in the school curriculum along with all Dalit icons of the state,” he said.
Retired IAS official P.S. Krishnan was awarded the Eashwari Bai Memorial Award for this year on Saturday. Mr Krishnan, who worked relentlessly to uplift the marginalised and impoverished Dalits, also lauded the government. “Some of the schemes initiated by the government like offering three acres land to Dalits are praiseworthy,” he said.
The CM responded by saying a modest start had been made and the state government would get even more ambitious in the future. Eashwari Bai’s daughter, former minister J. Geeta Reddy said about her mother, “She was a firebrand leader who who wanted to be the people’s voice. She proposed free education for girls.”