Historians slam NCERT for deleting portions in textbooks; demand withdrawal

Days after the NCERT dropped certain portions on Mahatma Gandhi from its class 12 history textbook and how his pursuit of Hindu-Muslim unity "provoked Hindu extremists", and on a ban on the RSS, a group of historians has raised concerns over the autonomous body's move.

As per NDTV, the group issued a statement on Friday said they were "appalled" by the NCERT's decision to delete the topics, particularly for Class 12. Romila Thapar, Jayati Gosh, Mridula Mukherjee, Apoorvanada, Irfan Habib and Upinder Singh, among others, have signed the statement.

In the statement the historians have alleged that by reducing the study of history to such monolithic accounts, NCERT is attempting to insert politics in education. The group has demanded withdrawal of the decision.

Meanwhile, the NCERT has denied allegations to suppress historical facts, NDTV stated.