RSS-linked academics in NCERT textbook panel
The textbook team will be led by academic and political analyst Sandeep Shastri, vice-president of Karnataka-based deemed university Nitte.
The National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has revamped its textbook development panel for political science classes 11 and 12, incorporating four academics and educationists with ties to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The team, led by Sandeep Shastri, is tasked with integrating cultural heritage, Indian knowledge systems, and inclusivity into the class 11 textbook by November and the class 12 book by July.
Members include former ABVP and BJP-affiliated individuals, as well as representatives from NCERT, JNU, National Law University, Chanakya University, Delhi University, IGNOU, and Pondicherry University. The panel will collaborate with curricular area groups and other stakeholders to ensure the integration of cross-cutting themes and multilingual perspectives in the textbooks.
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