History, textbook modification
As someone wrote to the Central Board of Central Secondary Education Class XII Board Examinations, as my subjects with history and political science, the National Council of Educational Research and Training is frightening under the objection of “rationalization of materials in the textbooks”.
Under the veneer to reduce the “content load” on students, the deletion includes the riots of Gujarat in 2002, and the ex -excerpts include, “The Government of India has torn the organizations that were spreading communal hatred. Organizations like Rashtri Swayamsevak Sangh were banned for some time. Communal politics started for some time.” The revisionist tendencies in these examples are clear, especially in the systematic elimination of chapters that discuss the controversial events and empires – Theme 14: “Understanding division” and Theme 9: “Kings and Chronicles, The Mughal Court”. There is a lack of nuances in the textbooks of history, and the educational methods of these subjects are archaic.
In discussions, the teacher, if any, bring their own admitted prejudices into the table, discouraging the moderate approach. Bollywood movies remembering historical events increase the problem by offering black and white interpretations devoid of any nuances, who include those who never read these events in their school textbooks. There are textbooks of hours requirement that recall all the important stages of India’s rich history fairly, whether “unresolved” are some subjects (editorial pages, “History as a battlefield – the past – the disturbance of reversing the past”, 15 April).
Keshav Aggarwal,
New Delhi
CSK victory
‘Arise, Geke and Stop the Tign Tign Tign Tign has reached the’ that is a quotation that I remind me of CSK’s victory against the CSK Snaps Lakir to keep the Lucknow Super Giants (‘Sport’ page, “Dhoni, Dube cold”, after watching CSK’s victory against CSK Snaps Lakir “, 15 April). Despite being mocked and its team members were depressed after constant damage, CSK pulled together as a team with the right attitude, approach and gameplay under the guidance of MS Dhoni. MSD has proved that the captaincy does not lie alone at the age of anyone, but also the ability to lead in the time of crisis.
R. Srivatsan,
Chennai
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Published – 16 April, 2025 12:24 AM IST