Not Vasco or Columbus – Indians Discovered India, America: Madhya Pradesh Minister
Madhya Pradesh Higher Education Minister Inder Singh Parmar, on Tuesday, said that India was discovered by a merchant named Chandan, negating the role of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. He also claimed that the Americas were not discovered by Christopher Columbus but by an Indian philosopher (however, he didn’t mention the name of that philosopher) and alleged that students were taught the wrong history. The BJP Minister made these claims while addressing the convocation at Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya in Bhopal, one of the largest education institutions in Madhya Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel, the chief guest of the programme, was also present there. “Vasco da Gama himself mentioned that a merchant named Chandan was sailing… Read More »Not Vasco or Columbus – Indians Discovered India, America: Madhya Pradesh Minister