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'Akbar brutal but tolerant, Babur ruthless': NCERT revises Mughal-era description; adds a no-blame footnote
NCERT’s new Class 8 Social Science textbook reframes medieval Indian history, including the Mughal era, with a balanced, ...
'Killed 30000 in Chittorgarh, brutal': How new NCERT book describes Akbar
A new NCERT book of social science for Class 8 describes Mughal ruler Aurangzeb as the one who banned "un-Islamic" practices in India and Akbar as a blend of "brutality" and “tolerance”. The book, ...