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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.
NCERT Modules on Partition: Distortions Galore
Ram Puniyani | 21 August 2025 | Countercurrents.org
NCERT’s ‘Partition Horrors’: Shameless Exercise in White-Washing Crimes of Hindu Mahasabha & RSS
Shamsul Islam | 20 August 2025 | Countercurrents.org
Play ‘Depicting Burqa-Clad Women as Terrorists’ at I-Day Event in Gujarat School Kicks up a Row
Ritu Sharma | 20 August 2025 | The Indian Express
Why CBSE Making APAAR Mandatory for Board Exam Registration Has Sparked Privacy Debate
Zenaira Bakhsh | 15 August 2025 | The Print
Haryana to Include History of Partition Horrors in School Curriculum, Says Nayab Singh Saini
15 August 2025 | The Indian Express
NCERT’s ‘Partition Horrors’ Module Identifies Three Culprits: Jinnah, Congress, Mountbatten
Sanjay Maurya | 15 August 2025 | Hindustan Times
Call for Inclusion of All Faiths’ Teachings in Gujarat School Curriculum amid Bhagavad Gita Addition
Ghazala Ahmad | 12 August 2025 | Maktoob Media
CBSE to Release ‘Bharatiya Ganit Parampara’ Monograph on India’s Mathematical Heritage
11 August 2025 | The Telegraph
‘Only Tamil and English to Continue’: MK Stalin Rolls Out New Education Policy for State
08 August 2025 | The Times of India
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, Brigadier Usman Added to NCERT Books
08 August 2025 | The Times of India
No Tipu Sultan, No Anglo-Mysore Wars in Class 8 NCERT Book: Why the Centre Says That’s Okay
07 August 2025 | The Indian Express
NCERT Textbook’s Map Depicting Jaisalmer as Part of Maratha Empire Slammed by Member of Royal Family
05 August 2025 | The New Indian Express
Weak Pillars: Editorial on the Direction of National Education Policy 2020 After Five Years
04 August 2025 | The Telegraph
Karnataka: Sri Rama Sene Leader Arrested for Allegedly Poisoning School Kids to Get Muslim HM Transferred
03 August 2025 | The News Minute
Omissions and Revisions in Modi Years: How India’s School Textbooks Are Being Rewritten
Cris | 03 August 2025 | The News Minute
Assam Congress Slams NCERT over ‘Distorted’ Ahom History in Class 8 Textbook
Manoj Kumar Ojha | 31 July 2025 | Northeast Now
Mughals, ‘Correction’ and the Politics of Personality-Centred History: Two Former NCERT Writers Speak
Vrinda Gopinath | 31 July 2025 | The Wire
NEP, National Curriculum Framework, and the Federal Challenges in India
Niranjan Sahoo | 29 July 2025 | Observer Research Foundation
History or Propaganda? How NCERT’s Revisions Rewrite India’s Complex Legacy
U Govind Rao | 29 July 2025 | Madras Courier
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