The new NCERT Class 12 Political Science textbook has undergone significant changes, sparking controversy. The updated textbook no longer mentions the Babri Masjid by name, referring to it instead as a 'three-dome structure.' Additionally, the Ayodhya section has been reduced from four pages to two, with several details omitted. The old textbook described the Babri Masjid as a 16th Century mosque by a Mughal emperor. Critics, including Congress' Rajmani Patel, argue that the changes are politically motivated and detrimental to students' education. In response, NCERT Director Dinesh Prasad Saklani stated that the revisions are based on evidence and facts, and are part of a global practice aimed at preventing the creation of violent and depressed citizens.
Rejecting accusations of saffronisation of school curriculum, NCERT's director has said that references to Gujarat riots and Babri masjid demolition were modified in school textbooks because teaching about riots "can create violent and depressed citizens." https://t.co/Z1DQub8v0o
Rejecting accusations of saffronisation of school curriculum, NCERT's director has said that references to Gujarat riots & Babri masjid demolition were modified in school textbooks because teaching about riots "can create violent and depressed citizens." https://t.co/Mqq2hESL0Z
Row over Change in the #NCERT Textbook "Students must get to know their history as it 'happened' and not the manner in which the 'establishment would have desired it to happen'...the nations living in denial have suffered in the long run..." - @manojkjhadu tweets… https://t.co/zlKyUiJfnO
Row over change in the #NCERT textbook. The key alterations include no longer mentioning the Babri Masjid by name; instead, it refers to it as a 'three-domed structure.' Also, the section dedicated to Ayodhya has been reportedly reduced from four pages to two, omitting several… https://t.co/UWbLoIsiVc
Row over Change in the #NCERT Textbook NCERT Director speaks exclusively to #TimesNow. 'There is no bid to saffronize curriculum. Changes have been made due to facts. Revision of books is a global custom, and there is no need to teach students about riots..' - NCERT Director… https://t.co/9dUH0WEmoE
‘No attempts to saffronise curriculum … purpose not to create violent citizens’: NCERT director on tweaks in textbook https://t.co/KmyqVb8IMb
Revision of textbooks a global practice, it's in interest of education: NCERT Director Dinesh Saklani to PTI on tweaks
No attempts to saffronise curriculum, all changes in textbooks based on evidence and facts: NCERT Director Dinesh Prasad Saklani to PTI
Row over change in the #NCERTTextbook The government doesn't pay attention to what learnings the students or the country are going to get after the changes but rather they just focus on spreading hatred...: Congress' Rajmani Patel speaks to @NiyamikaS @tejshreethought with more… https://t.co/G27ozhPqoq
Row over change in the #NCERTTextbook What's axed in NCERT? #BabriMasjid Old textbook: - 16th Century mosque by Mughal emperor New Textbook: Described as a 'three-dome structure' Watch as @prathibhatweets shares more details. https://t.co/64FRQxZWtM
#ExpressFrontPage | The new NCERT Class 12 Political Science textbook does not mention the Babri Masjid by name, has pruned the Ayodhya section from four to two pages and deleted telling details from the earlier version. ✍🏻 @RitikaChopra__ https://t.co/u5dwtR2tn6