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Ncert book changes: All references to the Mughals and the Delhi Sultanate have been removed from the textibook of Class Seven, while the Indian dynasties, references to Mahakumbh and ‘Make in India’ and ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ have been included in new chapters. The new textbook released this week has been designed for the new National Education Policy (NEP) and the National Curriculum Fractions (NCFSE) for school education 2023, which emphasizes the inclusion of Indian traditions, philosophy, knowledge systems and local references in school education.
Earlier, lessons related to Mughals were shortened
On contact, NCERT officials said that this is only the first part of the books and the second part is expected to come in the coming months. However, he did not comment on whether the removed parts would be retained in the second part of the book or not.
The NCERT had earlier shortened the texts associated with the Mughals and the Delhi Sultanate, including a detailed description of dynasties like Tughlaq, Khilji, Mamaluk and Lodi and a two-hit table on the achievements of Mughal emperors. The exercise was done in 2022-23 as a part of rationalization of the course in view of the Kovid-19 epidemic, however, all his references in the new textbook have now been removed.
These chapters included
Studies of Social Science Textbook ‘Society: India and next “have new chapters on ancient Indian dynasties like Magadha, Maurya, Sunga and Satavahana, which are focused on” Indian ethos “. Another new version in the book is a chapter called “how Bhoomi becomes holy”, which focuses on places and pilgrimage to be considered holy for religions like Islam, Christian, Jewish, Parsi, Hindu, Buddhist and Sikh.
The chapter introduces concepts like ‘Holy Geography’, which describes places like 12 Jyotirlinga, Char Dham Yatra and Shakti Peeth. The lesson includes a quote of Jawaharlal Nehru, which has described India as the land of pilgrimage centers. The textbook claimed that the varna-caste system initially provided social stability, but later it became rigid, especially under British rule, which created inequalities.
Mahakumbh Mela mention in book
Earlier this year, the Mahakumbh Mela held in Prayagraj is also mentioned in the book and it is told how about 66 crore people participated in it. However, there is no mention of a stampede incident in which 30 pilgrims were killed and many were injured.
The new textbook includes reference to government initiatives like ‘Make in India’, ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ and ‘Atal Tunnel’. The book also has a chapter on the Constitution of India, which mentions that there was a time when people were not allowed to hoist the national flag in their homes.
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