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Education
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.
"Why Didn't You Go To Pak?": Delhi Teacher Charged For Comments In Class
Mukesh Kumar Sengar | 29 August 2023 | NDTV
NCERT includes chapter on National War Memorial in Class 7 English textbook
Fareeha Iftikhar | 28 August 2023 | Hindustan Times
Victim of school slapping incident moves to new school with support from Jamiat-e-Ulema Hind
28 August | The Telegraph
Muzaffarnagar school where teacher got kids to beat Muslim student shut
Jignasa Sinha | 28 August 2023 | Indian Express
Muzaffarnagar school video: Teacher Tripti Tyagi says, 'Not ashamed…important to control kids'
Livemint | 27 August 2023
SC Asks AG to Look Into Suspension of J&K Lecturer After His Appearance in Article 370 Hearing
The Wire | 29 August 2023
Lesson in hate: In Muzaffarnagar school, teacher gets kids to beat Muslim student, one by one
Dheeraj Mishra | 26 August 2023 | Indian Express
The Rhetoric, Routine and Ruse of a Regime: The Case of NCERT
Maitrayee Chaudhuri | 25 August 2023 | The Wire
Gujarat: Top Scoring Muslim Girl Denied Award at a School Function in Mehsana
Lakshmi Patel | 19 August 2023 | The Wire
Academics criticise NCERT’s recent textbook deletions from school curricula
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 15 July 2023 | Edugraph
Gujarat: In Kutch, Schools Become Latest Target of Hindutva-Endorsed Harassment
Tarushi Aswani | 11 July 2023 | The Wire
Textbooks and the Curriculum: Understanding the Politics
Krishna Kumar | 6 July 2023 | The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy
गुजरात: ईद पर नाटक को लेकर विवाद के बाद स्कूल प्रिंसिपल को निलंबित किया गया
1 July 2023 | The Wire
Narayani Gupta writes: NCERT deletions discourage debate
Narayani Gupta | 26 June 2023 | The Indian Express
UP Board includes biographies of 50 great personalities in syllabus, excludes Nehru, minister says ‘Apne prano ki…’
Fareha Naaz (ed) | 24 June 2023 | Livemint
NCERT textbooks: Why some Indian scholars are disowning books they wrote
Zoya Mateen | 19 June 2023 | BBC
Textbook changes made by NCERT part of ‘symbolic genocide of Muslims’, says historian Tanika Sarkar
Subhoranjan Dasgupta | 19 June 2023 | The Telegraph
Karnataka school syllabus: Hedgewar lesson, poem on Savarkar out, Nehru letter back in textbooks
Sanath Prasad | 18 June 2023 | The Indian Express
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