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Vashi2Panvel.Com: Navi Mumbai: August 18: NCERT is once again embroiled in a textbook controversy with the recent decision to include post-independence political events in the political science textbook of class XII. The 2002 Gujarat riots, the Ayodhya dispute and the 1984 Sikh carnage will be a part of the class XII Political Science curriculum. Though the textbook writers will steer clear of any controversy and give information from government sources, the teachers and sociologists have started expressing their views on this issue.
“Introducing students to post-independence events is perfectly alright, as far as they do not restrict it to one particular incident and present an open view about everything,” feels Mithun Pillai, Political Science professor for undergraduate students, SIES (Nerul). “The pro of this issue is that it will make students more aware about the situations and practical scenario of the country,” he adds. Putting forward the sociologist point of view, Ranjana Jha, a lecturer in sociology feels that they should present an unbiased view. “They should show the real picture. The students are already aware of the events. Through this introduction in the curriculum, they are just brushing up on the known facts,” she avers. There are other professors who think quite on the same line to the above viewpoints. “There is no problem linked with this, it is actually good for the students that they are getting to know more,” expresses Anubhav Mehta, a history professor. The change in the syllabus comes in the stir of the implementation of the National Curriculum Framework, which suggests that the textbooks should connect knowledge to real life situations. Board panel for preparation of Political Science textbooks feels that Political Science cannot be taught to students evading the major events, no matter whether controversial or not. So they intend to cover all the major happenings including Gujarat riots, Ayodhya incident, Emergency and many other controversies. The topic will also give a human rights view and a counterview on the incident. They are to be introduced in April 2007. Smriti Mishra
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