1.0Views On Newshttps://viewsonnewsonline.comapn newshttps://viewsonnewsonline.com/author/apn_managerapnlive-com/Delhi University to remove poet Iqbal and his "Saare Jahan se Achha" from syllabusrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="f0fUwth5Ud"><a href="https://viewsonnewsonline.com/muhammad-iqbal-saare-jahan-se-achha/">Delhi University to remove celebrated poet Iqbal and his</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://viewsonnewsonline.com/muhammad-iqbal-saare-jahan-se-achha/embed/#?secret=f0fUwth5Ud" width="600" height="338" title="“Delhi University to remove celebrated poet Iqbal and his” — Views On News" data-secret="f0fUwth5Ud" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://viewsonnewsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Moh-Iqbal-1.jpg593293The Academic Council of Delhi University on May 26 passed a motion to remove a chapter on Pakistan's national poet Muhammad Iqbal from the political science syllabus, members of the statutory body confirmed.Born in 1877 in Sialkot in undivided India, Iqbal wrote the famous song ‘Saare jahan se achha’, sung by school kids in India from after Independence. He is often credited with giving birth to the idea of Pakistan, but his songs are the best that any proud Indian can sing.