Tuesday, March 4, 2025

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News Reports

Delhi University proposes inclusion of Manusmriti in undergraduate History honours syllabus, faces opposition from sections of faculty members and students

OpIndia Staff -
The DU committee also proposed to include several other ancient texts including Harsha Charit, Matsyapurana, Sangam Kavya and Sanskrit inscriptions of the Delhi Sultanate in the syllabus. However, the inclusion of Manusmriti is being opposed particularly.
News Reports

Mamata Banerjee randomly talks about unrelated historical figures while furthering rumours of Modi govt removing Mughal history from textbooks

OpIndia Staff -
Ahead of the Panchayat elections in the State, Mamata Banerjee hoped to reignite the rumour around the removal of Indian history from public memory.
News Reports

“Our history books have only 2-3 lines on Prithviraj Chauhan, but there is a lot mentioned about invaders”: Akshay Kumar

OpIndia Staff -
In an exclusive interview with ANI, Akshay Kumar lamented the lack of mention of Indian culture and kings in history books.
Government and Policy

‘Include section on Vedas, review portrayal of freedom fighters in school textbooks’: Parliamentary Committee on Education

OpIndia Staff -
A Parliamentary committee on education has stated that educational content for students should be "free of biases".
News Reports

Vikram Sampath, who authored books on Veer Savarkar, gets elected as Fellow of the Royal Historical Society

OpIndia Staff -
Royal Historical Society is the United Kingdom’s (UK) foremost society working for historians and history since the past 150 years.
Culture and History

The phantom of colonialism: Unearthing ‘Discovery’

R S -
How are we truly independent if we let our children learn history written by invaders with their own narrative?
Opinions

School textbooks: Tools of knowledge or weapons of cultural genocide?

R S -
Narratives are not the truth; rather they nudge you to understand the truth in a particular way. They are never neutral or innocent; they are always strategic.
News Reports

Overemphasis on Mughals, caste issues, no mention of Hindu kings, saints: Think-tank flags distortion in NCERT books before Parliamentary panel

OpIndia Staff -
Think-tank tells parliamentary committee on education that NCERT books pay disproportionately high attention to Mughal rulers.
News Reports

Netizens storm Twitter for a separate chapter on North East India in NCERT textbooks: Here is what triggered the trend

OpIndia Staff -
Netizens used hashtags 'A Chapter for NE' and 'Northeast Matters' on Twitter demanding separate chapter non North East in NCERT textbooks
Government and Policy

History books should teach India’s civilisational, linguistic heritage, not unfounded claims: Parliamentary Committee meets to discuss NCERT books

Jhankar Mohta -
The panel heard suggestions from ex-NCERT director and other representatives on reforms in textbooks
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