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Cartoon row - Politics overtakes the classroom?
The BR Ambedkar cartoon, drawn by the famous Shankar Pillai in 1949, caused such chaos in Parliament last week that now a new committee is reviewing all NCERT books. MPs from different parties agreed that the cartoon - thoroughly misunderstood, argue many - was offensive, and should never have made it into school books.
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Now, nearly 200 other cartoons in textbooks being reviewed
It turns out that the cartoon of Dr BR Ambedkar and Jawaharlal Nehru is just the starting point. Nearly 200 other cartoons currently used in school textbooks are to be reviewed and most likely deleted.
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Ambedkar cartoon row: A day after resignation, office of NCERT advisor Suhas Palshikar attacked in Pune
The office of Suhas Palshikar, one of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) officials, who resigned from his post yesterday over the cartoon row, has reportedly been attacked in Pune. According to reports, two to three people went to meet the former NCERT advisor today and then attacked his office. Mr Palshikar is not hu...
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Ambedkar cartoon in NCERT textbook: BJP slams Congress
BJP today slammed the government on the issue of cartoon of Dalit icon B R Ambedkar in school text books and accused Congress of "insulting" Gujjar, Jat, Sikh and Jain communities in text books.
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Row over Ambedkar-Nehru cartoon in NCERT textbook: Top 10 developments
After a cartoon depicting Dr BR Ambedkar being used in a Class XI textbook caused an uproar in Parliament leading to adjournment of both Houses, and an apology from the government, two senior National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) officials had to resign today over the issue.
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The man behind the 50-year-old Ambedkar-Nehru cartoon that rocked Parliament
The school textbook cartoon of Dr BR Ambedkar which created a furore in parliament today was sketched by cartoonist Keshav Shankar Pillai in the 1950s while the Constitution was being framed, said a human resource development ministry official.
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Cartoon row - Politics overtakes the classroom?
The BR Ambedkar cartoon, drawn by the famous Shankar Pillai in 1949, caused such chaos in Parliament last week that now a new committee is reviewing all NCERT books. MPs from different parties agreed that the cartoon - thoroughly misunderstood, argue many - was offensive, and should never have made it into school books.
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Now, nearly 200 other cartoons in textbooks being reviewed
It turns out that the cartoon of Dr BR Ambedkar and Jawaharlal Nehru is just the starting point. Nearly 200 other cartoons currently used in school textbooks are to be reviewed and most likely deleted.
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Ambedkar cartoon row: A day after resignation, office of NCERT advisor Suhas Palshikar attacked in Pune
The office of Suhas Palshikar, one of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) officials, who resigned from his post yesterday over the cartoon row, has reportedly been attacked in Pune. According to reports, two to three people went to meet the former NCERT advisor today and then attacked his office. Mr Palshikar is not hu...
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Ambedkar cartoon in NCERT textbook: BJP slams Congress
BJP today slammed the government on the issue of cartoon of Dalit icon B R Ambedkar in school text books and accused Congress of "insulting" Gujjar, Jat, Sikh and Jain communities in text books.
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Row over Ambedkar-Nehru cartoon in NCERT textbook: Top 10 developments
After a cartoon depicting Dr BR Ambedkar being used in a Class XI textbook caused an uproar in Parliament leading to adjournment of both Houses, and an apology from the government, two senior National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) officials had to resign today over the issue.
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The man behind the 50-year-old Ambedkar-Nehru cartoon that rocked Parliament
The school textbook cartoon of Dr BR Ambedkar which created a furore in parliament today was sketched by cartoonist Keshav Shankar Pillai in the 1950s while the Constitution was being framed, said a human resource development ministry official.
