Royal family descendants move HC against Maratha empire map's removal from NCERT book
Published on: May 7, 2026, 4:26 a.m. | Source: Daily Excelsior
MUMBAI, May 6 : Descendants of prominent Maratha royal families, along with several citizens, have moved the Bombay High Court against the “removal” of the Maratha empire map from the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)’s Class 8 social science textbook. The royal family descendants and the citizens, in their public interest litigation (PIL) filed on Tuesday, have sought restoration of figure 3.11, a map showing the Maratha empire’s territorial reach in 1759 CE, stretching from Thanjavur (in […]
