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This section explores the state of academic freedom in India’s school education system. It examines the autonomy of educators, the inclusivity of curricula, the role of state and private actors, and the impact of policy shifts on pedagogy. The page aims to document key trends, challenges, and interventions affecting critical thinking, historical accuracy, and freedom of expression in schools nationwide.
Peter Ronald deSouza writes: Why I withdrew my name from NCERT books
Peter Ronald DeSouza | 17 June 2023 | The Indian Express
Design or Hack Job? Evolution and Periodic Table Scrapped
Sanjay Kumar | 15 June 2023 | Newsclick
Experts, teachers alarmed as India removes evolution, periodic table from textbooks
Rohini Mohan | 15 June 2023 | Asia News Network
Another 33 Political Scientists Ask NCERT to Remove Their Names From Textbooks
15 June 2023 | The Wire
Why every Indian must learn about evolution
Shah Alam Khan | 14 June 2023 | The Indian Express
Textbook revisions will hit lower-income students the hardest
Parvati Sharma | 10 June 2023 | The Times of India
‘No thank you, we decline your generosity’: Yadav, Palshikar clap back at NCERT
12 June 2023 | The Indian Express
‘Embarrassed to be associated with these textbooks’: Advisors ask NCERT to drop their names from Pol Science books
Ritika Chopra | 10 June 2023 | The Indian Express
"Crime Against Youth": BJP, Congress Clash On Karnataka Textbook Revision
India News; Akhil Kumar (ed) | 9 June 2023 | NDTV
NCERT rationalisation exercise: Why Class X students need the periodic table
Aradhna Sawhney | 8 June 2023 | The Indian Express
India cuts periodic table and evolution from school textbooks — experts are baffled
Dyani Lewis | 31 May 2023 | Nature
Evolution teaches children that change is an opportunity, erasing it from NCERT textbooks is huge disservice
Partha P Majumder | 25 April 2023 | The Indian Express
Ignore Dawkins, But Bring Back Evolution And Periodic Table To Lower Grades
Aravindan Neelakandan | 1 June 2023 | Swarajya
Food, Poverty, Inequality Among Topics No Longer Part Of NCERT Textbooks
Supriti David, Abhimanyu Kulkarni | 2 June 2023 | NDTV
Researchers decry theory of evolution axe from Class X syllabus, call it attack on their ‘ability to question’
Basant Kumar Mohanty, G.S. Mudur | 3 June 2023 | The Telegraph
Kerala govt. criticises removal of the periodic table, other topics from NCERT Class X textbook
PTI | 3 June 2023 | The Hindu
History is not about inculcating pride — or prejudice, says former JNU professor
Shubhoranjan Dasgupta | 30 May 2023 | The Telegraph
Cleansing the Past, Creating the Future? Do (History) Books Matter?
Kumkum Roy | 2 May 2023 | The India Forum
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