Mughals Out, Magadha Empire Makes Pages of New NCERT Class 7 Textbook ‘Rooted in Indian Ethos’
Fareeha Iftikhar | 27 April 2025 | The Print
New Delhi: Until last year, Class 7 students studied the Mughals and Delhi Sultanate as a part of their social science curriculum. But not anymore. The new NCERT textbook, revamped under the National Curriculum Framework (NCF), does not have the two chapters. In their place, it introduces new chapters on ancient Indian dynasties like the Magadha, Mauryas, Shungas, and Sātavāhanas with a focus on “Indian ethos”.
The new textbook also includes a reference to the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela organised in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Further, it weaves in several Sanskrit terms throughout the different chapters, such as janapada (meaning “where the people have settled”), samrāj (“supreme ruler”), adhirāja (“overlord”), and rājādhirāja (“king of kings”)….