Complaints on 'incomplete' NCERT texts on Maratha king: Govt

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Dec 21 2015 | 6:22 PM IST
The government today said it has received a complaint alleging that NCERT textbooks contain very little and incomplete information about Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani said that the complaint has been forwarded to NCERT for taking appropriate action.
"A complaint has been received in December, 2015, from Hindu Janjagriti Samiti wherein they have, inter alia, alleged that the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) textbooks contain very little and incomplete information about Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
"The complaint has been forwarded to NCERT for taking appropriate action," Irani said in her reply.
Regarded among the greats, Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj was a 17th century Maratha ruler who had carved a stable kingdom under his leadership during the Mughal-dominated phase in Indian history.
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First Published: Dec 21 2015 | 6:22 PM IST

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