GS-1HISTORIOGRAPHY AND INDIAN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS
Ancient Genius In, Caste Out: What Maharashtra's New History Book Has Decided to Forget
A side-by-side comparison of Maharashtra's old and new Class 6 textbooks found three kinds of change: more ancient Indian science and scripture, more contemporary Indian achievers and deletions in history on caste, priestly privilege and the Harappan invasion theory. The books are reported to reach more than 1.4 crore students in Classes 1 to 8.
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