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NCERT social science textbook: Class 8 new book flags ‘brutality’ of Mughals, with no-blame disclaimer

NCERT social science textbook: Class 8 new book flags ‘brutality’ of Mughals, with no-blame disclaimer

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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” during […]

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From ‘Make in India’ to Char Dham: New NCERT Class 7 textbooks emphasise Indian culture, sacred geography

From ‘Make in India’ to Char Dham: New NCERT Class 7 textbooks emphasise Indian culture, sacred geography

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From references to government initiatives like Make in India, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, and the Atal Tunnel to a new chapter explaining how land becomes sacred through pilgrimages such as the Char Dham Yatra, visits to Shakti Pithas and Jyotirlingas, and sacred sites across religions — the new NCERT Class 7 English and Social Science […]

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