NCERT to Restore Nude Mohenjo-Daro ‘Dancing Girl’ Image in Class 9 Arts Textbook: Express Impact
Ritika Chopra | 17 June 2026 | The Indian Express
A day after The Indian Express reported that the iconic “Dancing Girl” of Mohenjo-daro had been covered up in new Arts Education textbook for Class 9, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has decided to restore the original image of the Harappan-era bronze figurine.
It is learnt that changes will be carried out immediately in the digital version of the textbook available on the NCERT website. Any copies yet to be printed will also carry the revised image. “From next year, it will be reflected in the hard copy too,” a source told this newspaper….