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NCERT books

Social Media

‘Liberals’ and Islamists mock Rajputs after NCERT reportedly removes a chapter on Mughals

OpIndia Staff -
Mainstream media widely speculated that NCERT has amended its publications, notably the 12th-class History book, and removed certain chapters on the Mughal empire
News Reports

NCPCR writes to NCERT over Harsh Mander story in school textbook, says it fails the Juvenile Justice Act

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NCPCR stated that the book has been revised 5 times between 2016 and 2021 without referring to the law of the land and without being sensitive to the issue of child protection.
Government and Policy

‘Include section on Vedas, review portrayal of freedom fighters in school textbooks’: Parliamentary Committee on Education

OpIndia Staff -
A Parliamentary committee on education has stated that educational content for students should be "free of biases".
Opinions

School textbooks: Tools of knowledge or weapons of cultural genocide?

R S -
Narratives are not the truth; rather they nudge you to understand the truth in a particular way. They are never neutral or innocent; they are always strategic.
News Reports

Overemphasis on Mughals, caste issues, no mention of Hindu kings, saints: Think-tank flags distortion in NCERT books before Parliamentary panel

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Think-tank tells parliamentary committee on education that NCERT books pay disproportionately high attention to Mughal rulers.
News Reports

Netizens storm Twitter for a separate chapter on North East India in NCERT textbooks: Here is what triggered the trend

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Netizens used hashtags 'A Chapter for NE' and 'Northeast Matters' on Twitter demanding separate chapter non North East in NCERT textbooks
Social Media

In 2013, NCERT had admitted they have no documents to back claims on Qutab Minar made in textbooks

OpIndia Staff -
NCERT's reply to a 2013 RTI query says they have no documents or epigraphic evidence to back the claims made regarding the Qutab Minar in their history textbook.
Government and Policy

History books should teach India’s civilisational, linguistic heritage, not unfounded claims: Parliamentary Committee meets to discuss NCERT books

Jhankar Mohta -
The panel heard suggestions from ex-NCERT director and other representatives on reforms in textbooks
Culture and History

NCERT says it has no information on source of claim made in textbook that Mughals had rebuilt temples after destroying them

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NCERT History textbook says that Shahjahan and Aurangzeb have issued grants for rebuilding temples destroyed in war
News Reports

NCERT to introduce ancient value systems in textbooks from Class VI to Class X, reports Indian Express

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The new changes will enable students to know our own achievements of the past.
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