In the 2025-26 academic year, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) in India introduced a revamped Class 8 Social Science textbook that has stirred significant controversy.

The clatter of haandis at dawn to biryani at dusk—every meal in Hyderabad carries the memory of migration, mehmaan-nawaazi, and belonging.

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 ...

Pankaj Jha, professor of history at Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi, who specialises in medieval India, said the information ...

The Bhagavad Gita and the Ramayana will now be incorporated in the syllabus of 17,000 government schools in the state as the ...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said whenever there is any threat to Sanatan Dharma, the tribal society has always stood up to fight it ...

Stories of resistance and resilience, such as the rise of the Marathas, the contribution of women like Tarabai and Ahilyabai ...

In a country where history is not just about the past but also about identity, power, and politics, the way it is told ...

New NCERT Textbook Features ‘Brutality’ Of Mughal Rulers, History Cannot Be Sanitised Says Social Science Head ...

NCERT Director defended the Class 8 Social Science textbook, citing historical sources for its portrayal of Mughal emperors, ...

As the NCERT reintroduces Mughals for the 8th standard, how has the process of retraction been employed to serve ulterior motives in recent years?

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