[ad_1] Amid a controversy over a map in the new class 8 social science textbook that shows parts of Rajasthan as having been under the Marathas, the NCERT has constituted a committee to “examine feedback.” In a statement issued on Thursday, NCERT said: “At present, NCERT has received feedback about the educational content in a […]
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[ad_1] The new NCERT Class 8 Social Science textbook skips the mention of Tipu Sultan, Haidar Ali or the Anglo-Mysore wars of 1700s in its chapter on India’s colonial era, which has been described as time when “one of the richest lands of the world had become one of the poorest”. Part 1 of the […]
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[ad_1] Describing Babur as a “brutal and ruthless conqueror, slaughtering entire populations of cities”, Akbar’s reign as a “blend of brutality and tolerance”, and Aurangzeb who destroyed temples and gurdwaras, the NCERT’s new Class 8 Social Science textbook, which introduces students to the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughals, points to “many instances of religious intolerance” […]
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