New NCERT Social Science Chapter on Colonial Rule Skips Tipu Sultan, Haidar Ali, Anglo-Mysore Wars
Abhinaya Harigovind | 18 July 2025 | The Indian Express
The new NCERT Class 8 Social Science textbook skips the mention of Tipu Sultan, Haidar Ali or the Anglo-Mysore wars of 1700s in its chapter on India’s colonial era, which has been described as time when “one of the richest lands of the world had become one of the poorest”.
Part 1 of the textbook — ‘Exploring Society: Indian and Beyond’ — was released this week for use in the ongoing academic session. A second part is expected this year. The chapter on the colonial era covers the period from the late 1400s and the arrival of Vasco da Gama up to the late 1800s, including the ‘Great Indian Rebellion of 1857’. It traces the shift of the British from being traders to rulers, refers to the Battle of Plassey — a decisive victory for the East India Company against Nawab of Bengal in 1757 — and the “drain of India’s wealth” during this period…