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BJP MP says ancient Indian history missing from textbooks
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya alleged on Sunday that India's 'ancient and glorious history' has disappeared from textbooks, speaking at a felicitation programme for meritorious students in Rajarhat-New Town, Kolkata. He…
The Story in Brief
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya alleged on Sunday that India's 'ancient and glorious history' has disappeared from textbooks, speaking at a felicitation programme for meritorious students in Rajarhat-New Town, Kolkata. He did not cite specific omissions or name any textbook.
Bhattacharya quoted Swami Vivekananda on self-confidence, referenced Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Rabindranath Tagore, and said the National Education Policy should not confine students' aspirations. He also urged students to help deprived children access education. Millennium Post reports that newly elected MLA Pijush Kanoria and former MP Locket Chatterjee attended the event.
The Indian Opinion
This is the same old culture-war rhetoric dressed up as concern for students. No BJP leader has ever named a single specific deletion from a current NCERT textbook. The real question is: which century's 'glory' does Bhattacharya want back, the one with caste hierarchies and sati, or the one with Nalanda and trade? Let him table one concrete example. Until then, this is just a speech for a photo op.
Source: millenniumpost.in
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