The exclusion of the general category in the new UGC regulations, which critics say could also face caste-based discrimination, has fuelled the controversy.
Dharmendra Pradhan emphasised that inclusive education is not the responsibility of schools or families alone but must be shared by society as a whole.
Historians, scholars, publishers and cultural leaders hailed the project as a landmark contribution to decolonising Indian history and honouring indigenous resistance movements.
