Observe millennium anniversary of Chola King: HRD Ministry

The HRD Ministry has asked schools and colleges to organise programmes to celebrate the millennium anniversary of Rajendra Chola I so that children of the ‘new generation’ are inspired by the ‘rich legacy of ancient India’ and about the ‘great King of Chola empire.’ The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan has already communicated to its schools to organise programmes during the co-curricular activity period and in assembly.

Crowned in 1014 CE, King Rajendra I extended his rule not only from the banks of river Ganga to the whole of Southern India but also up to Sri lanka, lakshadweep, Maldives, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Under his reign, trade, commerce, art, culture, architecture and sculpture flourished in the entire region. The development comes at a time when the HRD Ministry is being accused of saffronisation of education, a charge denied by Minister Smriti Irani. Rajendra is also credited with establishing a university for Vedic studies at Ennayiram in Tamil Nadu. RSS general secretary Suresh Joshi had recently stated that remembering such glorious period of our history will be inspirational to the people in the work for national resurgence.