NCERT textbook revision: Hitler references dropped, Congress' Partition stand tweaked

NCERT has released a revised Class 8 Social Science textbook following a Supreme Court directive.

The new edition removes a controversial chapter on the judiciary and alters historical narratives.

Revisions include changes to the Congress' stance on the 1947 Partition and the removal of Hitler references.

The history chapter now includes Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's demand for Swaraj.

This revised book focuses on the judiciary's constitutional role and its structure. ...