India’s Complex History Cannot Be Wished Away Through Textbook Revisions – It Must Be Confronted
Hasnain Naqvi | 03 May 2025 | Scroll
When the National Council of Educational Research and Training rolled out major revisions to the Class 7 Social Science textbooks last month, it sparked a debate about historical accuracy and ideological intent.
Key historical chapters on the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughal empire were eliminated from the textbooks that are used by schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education…