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NCERT to Restore Paika Rebellion in Volume 2 Following Odisha Outcry

Odisha’s government condemns the omission as a dishonour to the state’s heritage, seeking formal recognition of the uprising as India’s first war of independence.

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Overview

  • The new Class VIII social science textbook omits any reference to the 1817 Paika Rebellion while including four other early resistance movements under NEP 2020 guidelines.
  • NCERT has defended the revisions as balanced and entirely evidence-based in alignment with the National Curriculum Framework 2023.
  • The council announced that Volume 2 of Exploring Society: India and Beyond, due in September–October 2025, will feature the Paika Rebellion alongside other regional uprisings.
  • Former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and state leaders have called the exclusion a huge dishonour and urged both state and union education ministers to reinstate the chapter immediately.
  • Observers link the latest change to a broader pattern of NCERT textbook rationalisations since 2017 that have reduced content on Mughal administration and other sensitive historical topics.