Bikaner (Rajasthan):Schools in Rajasthan will no longer celebrate former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's birth anniversary on November 19.
The Shivira Panchang or the annual academic calendar for 2024-25 that was released by the Secondary Education Department has not included Gandhi's birth anniversary but mentions about her death anniversary.
So long, the government and private schools across Rajasthan had been observing Gandhi's birth anniversary on November 19 but this time the day has not been mentioned in the academic calendar.
Till now, during Gandhi's birth anniversary, schools observed national unity week. But now, the weeklong event has been changed to 'harmony week'.
As per the academic calendar, the 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas' will be observed on June 25 and a notification has also been issued in this regard. Gandhi had imposed Emergency on June 25, 1975 and the Centre has decided to commemorate the day as a dark phase of Indian history when the "Constitution of India was trampled upon". The imposition of Emergency had lasted for two years till March 1977.