Leaders Online Desk: Hate and violence are not subjects of education, school textbooks should not focus on them. References to the Gujarat riots and the Babri Masjid demolition were replaced in school textbooks because teaching about the riots could create a violent and depressed citizenry, NCERT director Dinesh Prasad Saklani said. He also denied the allegation of saffronisation of the school curriculum.
Hate and violence are not teaching subjects
In an interview to PTI, Dinesh Prasad Saklani said that the change in textbooks is part of the annual revision and should not be a matter of confusion. When asked about references to Gujarat riots or Babri Masjid demolition in NCERT textbooks, Saklani said, “Why teach about riots in school textbooks? We want to create positive citizens, not violent and frustrated individuals. Will students become offensive, create hatred in society or become victims of hatred? Is this the purpose of education? Should we teach such young children about riots? Let students understand what they want to do when they grow up from school textbooks. We want to create positive citizens and that is the aim of our textbooks. Hatred and violence are not teaching subjects; They should not be the focus of our textbooks,” said Saklani.
The mention of 'Babri Masjid' was deleted from the 12th book
The name of Babri Masjid has been removed from the NCERT Class 12 Social Science book. Now a new book describes it as a three-domed structure. The chapter on Ayodhya has been reduced from four pages to just two pages. It contains the story of the struggle to build the Ram temple. Rath Yatra of Somnath, role of Karsevaks, violence in Ayodhya are included. According to media reports, an old book mentions that the Babri Masjid was built by Mughal Emperor Babur's general Mir Baqi in the 16th century.
What was mentioned in the old book?
Now in this case it is said that in 1528 three dome structure was built at Shri Ram Janmasthan. The chapter mentioned that the structure has many Hindu symbols. There were sculptures on the inner and outer walls. In two pages of the old book, it is said that the Faizabad district court decided to open the mosque. Since then many incidents happened here. In 1992, a Rath Yatra was taken out for the construction of the Ram temple and the Karsevaks created tension. Then there were communal riots in 1993.
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