Overview
- NCERT made the revised book Understanding Society: India and Beyond — Part 2 available for purchase after a delay, with the council announcing the release on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
- The textbook introduces a new chapter, “Resistance and Resilience (1000–1700 CE),” that foregrounds regional resistance to invasions and reframes topics previously taught through European revolutions.
- It explicitly documents Mughal actions against Sikh Gurus and links those episodes to the growth of organised Sikh armed resistance, and it records Jat uprisings tied to heavy taxation and Aurangzeb’s policies.
- The text weaves religious symbolism and gendered narratives into history by describing traditions such as rulers receiving goddess‑given swords and by amplifying stories of women leaders and temple roles in local economies.
- The late arrival of Part 2 — six months into the academic year — has already prompted parental complaints about book availability and renewed public attention to how the new National Curriculum Framework is reshaping history teaching.