Patna High Court Seeks Centre's Response on Objectionable Word in NCERT Textbook
The Patna High Court has asked the Centre to respond to a Public Interest Litigation seeking removal of an allegedly abusive word from an NCERT Class 1 Hindi textbook. The petition, filed by Somitra Shankar, challenges a word in the poem "Chanda Mama Dur Ke" in the Sarangi Part-01 book, calling it inappropriate for young children. The court has directed the respondents to report proposed corrective measures by the next hearing on October 13.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
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theprint broke this story on 17 Sept, 03:10 pm. Other outlets followed.
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