The objections came from the members of the royal families in Rajasthan and political representatives said they misrepresented the regional history. The controversy erupted for the map published on page 71, which depicted the territory of the Maratha empire in 1759. The map included The princely State of Jaisalmer and the extended parts of Rajasthan.
In August 2025, Chaitanya Raj Singh Bhati, 44th Maharawal of Jaisalmar, called the factually baseless and historically misleading. He wrote, “ The NCERT, class 8, social Science text book map depicts Jaisalmer as a part of the Maratha empire, which is gravely objectionable.”
He also argued there is no historical evidence or the document that Jaisalmer belongs to Marathas. He also Tweeted in August 2025 doubting the very credibility of NCERT. And he wrote these mistakes are the wounds on our glorious history and public sentiments.
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The issue did not stop there at Jaisalmer, other royal families too in Rajasthan started objecting to the map. BJP’s MP Mahima Mewar and MLA Vishwaraj Mewar who are from royal families of Rajasthan started objecting to the map.
Finally NCERT removed the map from the text book , to retain the authenticity of our history.