NCERT’s New Art Textbook Covers up Mohenjodaro’s ‘Dancing Girl’
Ritika Chopra | 16 June 2026 | The Indian Express
An image of one of the most recognisable artefacts of the Indus Valley Civilisation, the iconic “Dancing Girl” of Mohenjo-daro, appears in a new avatar in an NCERT textbook — with the bare torso covered.
This is despite the fact that at an earlier discussion related to the famous bronze figurine, one of the Government’s own experts had pushed back, and prevailed, over objections raised by some members of NCERT over what they said was the nude depiction….