Mistakes in Iqbal's poem in handbook, seven suspended

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a major embarrassment to Kerala Education Department, mistakes have been found in great Urdu poet Allama Iqbal's famouspoem " Sare Jahan se Achcha " reproduced in Malayalam script in the handbook for school teachers. After the matter came to light, the department withdrew the book and suspended six teachers and a faculty aid involved in its preparation, a senior official in Directorate of Public Instructions said. The official said they have been suspended till the inquiry into the matter completes. The mistake was found in the lines in the poem " Mazhab nahin sikhata apas men bayar rakhna " (faith does not teach us to harbour grudges between us). In the version printed in Malayalam, in place of the words " Maz'hab nahin ..." the name of Prophet Muhammad was given. According to scholars, this mistake gave an entirely different meaning to the line from what was originally meant by the legendary poet. There were also some other minor mistakes in the text, they said. This mistake was first noticed by a woman teacher in a school in Kozhikode district, who brought it to the attention of the authorities. Immediately, the text was examined and it was decided that it will be withdrawn. An inquiry has been ordered to check how the mistake crept into the handbook meant for teachers of the fourth standard, official sources said. source- times of India The communist doesn't know how to make the students educated,because they are not educated. they know only to fight against minorities.