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Gujarat riots, Faiz couplets dropped from school texts. NCERT cites ‘overlapping, irrelevance’

Kritika Sharma - 17 June, 2022

Portions on Mughal history, caste and inequality, and references to Dalit writers have also been removed. NCERT said it is part of a ‘syllabus rationalisation’ exercise.

Delhi was ‘Dhillikapuri’, Qutub Minar was Sun pillar — pro-Hindutva press on capital’s Hindu past

Unnati Sharma - 4 May, 2022

ThePrint’s round-up of how pro-Hindutva media covered and commented on news and topical issues over the past few days.

SubscriberWrites: There is vacuum in school texts about making of J&K. Policy change needed.

Ansh Chowdhari - 29 January, 2022

Successive governments have turned a blind eye to the modern history of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, writes Ansh Chowdhari.

NCERT to cut syllabus for 2022-23, to ease load for students amid Covid disruption

Kritika Sharma - 28 December, 2021

Academic sessions in schools have been disrupted many times in the last two years because of Covid-19, with continuous school closures and unavailability of online resources for many students.

Bhagavad Gita taught in schools, colleges, even technical institutes — govt tells Parliament

Kritika Sharma - 20 December, 2021

Responding to a question about efforts made towards inclusion of Hindu scripture in curriculums, Dharmendra Pradhan said even Class 6,7 history books have references.

History textbooks should include 4 Vedas, look at post-1947 events too — House panel tells govt

Kritika Sharma - 30 November, 2021

The Parliamentary panel report on reforms in school textbooks recommends studying educational methodologies adopted in universities like Nalanda, Vikramshila and Takshashila.

Govt panel for transgender persons suggests medical curriculum be revised, doctors sensitised

Neelam Pandey - 17 November, 2021

National Council for Transgender Persons has also told Modi government that proposed revisions in NCERT textbooks to bring sensitivity be completed expeditiously.

This mother wants NCERT to bring back transgender manual, gets 5,600 supporters on online plea

Kritika Sharma - 11 November, 2021

Petition was started by Nilakshi Roy, parent of a now-adult queer individual, on Change.org. NCERT sensitisation manual was junked after child rights body raised objections.

Gender-neutral toilets, Cisgender, Agender: What junked NCERT manual for teachers explained

Kritika Sharma - 9 November, 2021

NCERT manual was to sensitise teachers about transgender students but has since been removed after a rap from the NCPCR, the national child rights body.

Take responsibility of self-prescribed books — education ministry issues guidelines to schools

Kritika Sharma - 19 October, 2021

The guidelines also say that books chosen by schools shouldn't promote any kind of discrimination based on caste, class, religion, gender, ethnicity, language.

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‘Historic hurt’ is a modern phrase. Muslims were integral to South Indian gods

Anirudh Kanisetti - 30 June, 2022

The legends of Vavar and other South Indian gods venerated by both Hindus and Muslims show that the Deccan's religious history in the region is far more complex.