Karnataka Govt Drops Passages in School Textbooks After Brahmin Community Complains
The Karnataka Text Book Society had been directed to form an expert committee and analyse all social science and language books from Classes 1 through 10.
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Politics18/Dec/2020
New Delhi: The Karnataka government on Thursday decided to drop certain passages in school textbooks after some members of the Brahmin community in the state said the sections were “insulting” and âhurting religious sentimentsâ.
Indian Express, the primary and secondary education minister S. Suresh Kumar wrote to the Commissioner for Public Instruction (CPI) to drop the portions from the Class VI social science textbook.
Karnataka drops content ‘hurting Brahmin sentiment’ from school textbooks
The state government also directed the Karnataka Text Book Society to form an expert committee and analyse social science and language books from Classes 1 through 10. Updated: December 19, 2020 9:16:15 am
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A couple of days after sections of the Brahmin community in Karnataka objected to certain passages in school textbooks for “hurting religious sentiments”, the state government on Thursday ordered omission of the same. Primary and Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar wrote to the Commissioner for Public Instruction (CPI) to drop the portions from the Class 6 Social Science textbook.