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  2. NCERT textbook controversies - Wikipedia

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    NCERT had announced its decision to erase certain chapters on the Mughal Empire from class 12 history textbooks to which the BJP party and many of its politicians like Kapil Mishra have welcomed the move to eliminate part of the Mughal history from course books. This move of erasing Mughal history from syllabus attracted severe criticism from ...

  3. Historical revisionism - Wikipedia

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    In historiography, historical revisionism is the reinterpretation of a historical account. [1] It usually involves challenging the orthodox (established, accepted or traditional) scholarly views or narratives regarding a historical event, timespan, or phenomenon by introducing contrary evidence or reinterpreting the motivations and decisions of the people involved.

  4. National Council of Educational Research and Training

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    The material is press-ready and may be printed by paying a 5% royalty, and by acknowledging NCERT. [11] The textbooks are in color-print and are among the least expensive books in Indian book stores. [11] Textbooks created by private publishers are priced higher than those of NCERT. [11]

  5. Rejection of evolution by religious groups - Wikipedia

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    Recurring cultural, political, and theological rejection of evolution by religious groups [a] exists regarding the origins of the Earth, of humanity, and of other life. In accordance with creationism, species were once widely believed to be fixed products of divine creation, but since the mid-19th century, evolution by natural selection has been established by the scientific community as an ...

  6. Counter-Enlightenment - Wikipedia

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    Barruel argues in his Memoirs Illustrating the History of Jacobinism (1797) that the Revolution was the consequence of a conspiracy of philosophes and freemasons. [10] [11] In Considerations on France (1797), Joseph de Maistre interprets the Revolution as divine punishment for the sins of the Enlightenment. According to him, "the revolutionary ...

  7. Pakistani textbooks controversy - Wikipedia

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    The Class VII (ages 11–12) book (Sindh Textbook Board) on Islamic Studies reads: "Most other religions of the world claim equality, but they never act on it." The Class VIII (ages 12–13) book (Punjab Textbook Board) on Islamic Studies reads: "Honesty for non-Muslims is merely a business strategy, while for Muslims it is a matter of faith."

  8. Anti-art - Wikipedia

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    Anti-artworks may also reject art based upon a consideration of art as being oppressive of a segment of the population. [11] Anti-art artworks may articulate a disagreement with the generally supposed notion of there being a separation between art and life. Anti-art artworks may voice a question as to whether "art" really exists or not. [12] "

  9. Math wars - Wikipedia

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    The largest supporter of reform in the US has been the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. [4]One aspect of the debate is over how explicitly children must be taught skills based on formulas or algorithms (fixed, step-by-step procedures for solving math problems) versus a more inquiry-based approach in which students are exposed to real-world problems that help them develop fluency in ...