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- HJS’ NCERT protest covered by Popular daily ‘Navika’ (3 June 09)
- HJS appeals Karnataka Minister about NCERT controversy (18 May 09)
Shimoga: HJS’ NCERT protest covered by Popular daily ‘Navika’
The curriculum of NCERT is often riddled with controversies. Either the great revolutionaries like Bhagat Singh are insulted by referring to them as ‘terrorists’ or a distorted history is taught. Out of the 154 pages of the history text book of 7th standard, most of the pages have been dedicated to the information on Mughals and other Muslim kings who had invaded Hindustan, whereas the history of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj who fought the foreign Mughal aggressors and established Hindu state was concluded in just 4 lines. Not only this, the books contains pictures of kings of 16th century like Babar, Akbar etc. but there is not a single picture of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj who ruled in the 17th century.
HJS protested against NCERT’s controversial Textbooks in Karnataka at various locations like Shimoga, Bangalore & other places. HJS also appealed Hon. Education Minister of Karnataka to look into matter of distortion of History by NCERT.
HJS’ NCERT protest is covered by Popular Kannad daily ‘Navika’ at front page.
 HJS’ NCERT Protest covered by ‘Navika’ news paper |
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HJS appeals Karnataka Minister about NCERT controversy
Vaishakh Krushna Navami
May 18, 2009
On 15 th May 2009, Shri. Mohan Gowda Of Hindu Janjagruti Samiti, Advocate Shri. Nagaraj Bhat, Sou.Veena Shetty, Municipal Councilor, Sirsi and other Dharmabhimanis met Shri. Vishweshwara Hegde Kageri, Honourable Minister of Education, Govt. of Karnataka, at his office. They explained to him as to how the mughals have been excessively glorified and also showing hindu nationalist leaders in poor light, in class 7 and 10 of NCERT text books.
 HJS members appealing Karnataka Education Minister about NCERT Books |
The Honourable Minister, Shri. Kageri went through the pages showing the national leaders in poor light. He was also informed about the successful campaign against NCERT in Goa, and also Goa government’s decision to withdraw the same. Shri. Kageri called up the director DSERT office and collected details of the same by telephone. He replied that this discrepancy had already come to his notice and would be acting upon it. He advised Hindu Janjagruti Samiti to continue the campaign and added that this will ease the job for the government. He also volunteered to bring this topic during the meeting of education ministers from all states. Many objectionable topics in Karnataka syllabus have already been removed he added. He assured that in future it will be definitely changed and mentioned that he has talked to Union minister Shri. Arjun Singh about this.
