Ramayana and Mahabharata should be taught in schools as part of the history curriculum under India's 'classical period', a high-level National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) panel suggested.
According to the MoU, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) will both introduce and update textbooks to include content on electoral literacy and will advise State Education Boards and other Boards to follow suit.
Assam Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday hailed the recommendation by the committee of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for replacing 'India' with 'Bharat' in school textbooks and said, "Ye kaam bahut acha h
"As per the decision of NCERT's Committee on Social Science, the word 'India' should be changed to 'Bharat' in the textbooks of the academic branch. The Constitution refers to our nation as both India and Bharat. The politics behind avoiding India in it is as clear as daylight," Pinarayi Vij
Reacting to the recommendations of a panel of the NCERT to replace the name 'India with Bharat' in school textbooks, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan said that it is the constitution which uses both words--India and Bharat.
Kerala education minister V Sivankutty on Thursday said that the state government will not accept an NCERT high-level committee's recommendation that 'Bharat' be used instead of 'India' as the name of the country in school textbooks.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tarun Chugh on Thursday hailed the NCERT panel's recommendations on replacing 'India' with Bharat', stating that 'Bharat' is in our DNA.
The recommendation by an NCERT panel to replace 'India' with 'Bharat' in school textbooks on Wednesday raised the hackles in the Opposition, with several leaders cutting across parties coming out in opposition against the move.
Amid huge uproar over NCERT recommendation of replacing 'India' with 'Bharat', West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu termed the decision as 'ridiculous' and 'bizarre' and called it a political decision.
Reacting to the recommendations of a panel of the NCERT to replace the name 'India with Bharat' in school textbooks, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that 'Bharat' is a matter of pride.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday accused the Centre of seeking to confuse people after reports in sections of media that an NCERT panel had recommended replacing 'India' with 'Bharat' in school textbooks