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NCERT Class 8 Textbook Omits Tipu Sultan and Other Historical Figures; Centre Defends Changes

Minister Jayant Chaudhary said the four-theme volume follows NEP 2020’s integrated survey approach, offering states the freedom to add regional content.

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Overview

  • The new Class 8 Social Science textbook excludes Tipu Sultan, Haidar Ali, the Anglo-Mysore wars and Razia Sultan from its colonial and Delhi Sultanate chapters.
  • Begum Hazrat Mahal appears in the section on the 1857 uprising alongside mentions of early resistance movements like the Sannyasi-Fakir rebellion.
  • Chaudhary told the Rajya Sabha the revision aligns with NEP 2020 and NCFSE 2023 to provide a broad civilizational overview from prehistoric times to Independence.
  • Content in the volume is organised around four themes—India and the World: Land and the People; Tapestry of the Past; Governance and Democracy; and Economic Life Around Us.
  • Education’s status on the Concurrent List allows state governments to adapt NCERT textbooks or develop supplemental materials to cover local personalities and events.