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Strategy Ahead of Elections? Why Opposition is Against Replacing 'India' With 'Bharat' in Textbooks
Strategy Ahead of Elections? Why Opposition is Against Replacing 'India' With 'Bharat' in Textbooks
Sputnik India
Indian opposition parties have raised a strong voice against the recommendation of a NCERT panel to replace “India” with “Bharat” in the school textbooks.
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The massive uproar over India-Bharat row once again gained some momentum after a high-level committee for social sciences of National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to revise the school curriculum recommended replacing the name “India” with “Bharat” in the school textbooks.Sputnik India reached out to Professor Issac Professor and Padma Shri (fourth-highest civilian award) awardee C.I. Issac, who headed the committee, to understand the reasons behind such recommendations, his views about political uproar over it and when these recommendations will be implemented.Opposition is Politicizing the Matter, Believes Prof IsaacWhile talking about the reasons behind the recommendation, Prof. Issac said that basically India is the name given only 150 years ago while Bharat is 7000 years old name as the he first mention of Bharat was in Vishnu Purana, a medieval text of Hinduism whose supreme deity is Lord Vishnu.The professor further stated that the idea was to make students study the oldest name which could enhance their self-confidence and self-esteem as we have a proud history of 7000 years and said that this will not only increase the self-confidence of students but also of the coming generation.Sharing his views about the political uproar over the issue, the Padma Shri awardee said that it is important to understand that nowhere in the recommendations we have talked about replacing India with Bharat and it is just about giving more stress and emphasis to Bharat for the students studying in seventh to twelfth standard.“I am an academician and there was no political intention behind this recommendation. The proposal was first given in 2021 and at that time there was neither a buzz about elections nor there was I.N.D.I.A bloc,” Prof Issac said.Sharing an example, the professor said that for example, students of not only the other parts of the country but even Kerala don’t know about Battle of Colachel fought between King Marthanda Varma and Dutch East India Company in 1741. King Marthanda Varma’s forces defeated Dutch East India Company.When asked that did the NCERT accept the recommendations and by when these will be applicable, he said: “NCERT is actually waiting [for the results of the] 2024 General elections. If Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces defeat, then they can easily scrap these recommendations. Basically, the people in NCERT are old JNU people and it will take another 20 years to cleanse them.”
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row over india-bharat, committee for social sciences, national council of educational research and training, ncert, professor and padma shri (fourth-highest civilian award) awardee c.i. issac, indian council of historical research, ichr chairperson raghuvendra tanwar, jnu professor vandana mishra, deccan college deemed university’s former v-c vasant shine, haryana government school sociology teacher mamta yadav
Strategy Ahead of Elections? Why Opposition is Against Replacing 'India' With 'Bharat' in Textbooks
Indian opposition parties have raised a strong voice against the recommendation of a NCERT panel to replace “India” with “Bharat” in the school textbooks.
The massive uproar over India-Bharat row once again gained some momentum after a high-level committee for social sciences of National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to revise the school curriculum recommended replacing the name “India” with “Bharat” in the school textbooks.
Soon after the recommendations were given by the NCERT panel, the opposition parties slammed it and said that it is an effort to “indoctrinate an entire generation”.
Sputnik India reached out to Professor Issac Professor and Padma Shri (fourth-highest civilian award) awardee C.I. Issac, who headed the committee, to understand the reasons behind such recommendations, his views about political uproar over it and when these recommendations will be implemented.
Opposition is Politicizing the Matter, Believes Prof Isaac
While talking about the reasons behind the recommendation, Prof. Issac said that basically India is the name
given only 150 years ago while Bharat is 7000 years old name as the he first mention of Bharat was in
Vishnu Purana, a medieval text of Hinduism whose supreme deity is Lord Vishnu.
“Bharat is not related to any religion but has historical significance. If I would have proposed Hindustan there could be some religious or [communal] issues and could have been challenged but this is not the case with Bharat,” he stated.
The professor further stated that the idea was to make students study the oldest name which could enhance their self-confidence and self-esteem as we have a proud history of 7000 years and said that this will not only increase the self-confidence of students but also of the coming generation.
Sharing his views about the political uproar over the issue, the Padma Shri awardee said that it is important to understand that nowhere in the recommendations we have talked about replacing India with Bharat and it is just about giving more stress and emphasis to Bharat for the students studying in seventh to twelfth standard.
“I am an academician and there was no political intention behind this recommendation. The proposal was first given in 2021 and at that time there was neither a buzz about elections nor there was I.N.D.I.A bloc,” Prof Issac said.
He further stated: “The opposition is politicising this without any substantial argument and for its own benefit. It is not that only this recommendation was given. There were several other recommendations too like instead of teaching only the defeats of Indian kings victories should also be taught.”
Sharing an example, the professor said that for example, students of not only the other parts of the country but even Kerala don’t know about Battle of Colachel fought between King Marthanda Varma and Dutch East India Company in 1741. King Marthanda Varma’s forces defeated Dutch East India Company.
When asked that did the NCERT accept the recommendations and by when these will be applicable, he said: “NCERT is actually waiting [for the results of the] 2024 General elections. If Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces defeat, then they can easily scrap these recommendations. Basically, the people in NCERT are old JNU people and it will take another 20 years to cleanse them.”
