The revised NCERT Class VIII textbook casts the Mughal era (1526–1605) as violent and intolerant, omitting cultural, ...

The NCERT's newly released Class 8 Social Science textbook presents a critical view of historical figures like Babur, Akbar, and Aurangzeb, depicting them as brutal conquerors and highlighting ...

The NCERT’s newly released Class 8 Social Science textbook, Exploring Society: India and Beyond, views the medieval period ...

The Class 8 social science book is the first in the new NCERT books to introduce students to the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughal period.

The book has been praised for its in-depth analysis and thoughtful perspective on policing in India. Delhi Chief Minister ...

NCERT’s new Class 8 Social Science textbook reframes medieval Indian history, including the Mughal era, with a balanced, critical lens. While detailin ...

NCERT introduces the Delhi Sultanate, Marathas & Mughals in Class 8 Social Science textbook, highlighting differences between ...

Michel Danino discusses controversies in designing new middle school Social Science textbooks for NCERT with The Hindu.

Influential women rulers omitted from new NCERT Class 8 textbook, highlighting Maratha empire and colonial era changes.

The new textbook has chapters on the Ganga River and AI, India's Gaganyaan program, and a controversial portrayal of the ...

Akbar's regime was a blend of "brutality" and "tolerance", Babur a "ruthless conqueror" while Aurangzeb was a "military ruler" who reimposed taxes on ...

Decolonisation of the mind and learning the whole truth about one’s past are as essential in nation-building as sunlight and water are to gardening ...