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The present string of deletions in history textbooks under the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has sparked much debate and discussion. These deletions are in line with the ongoing attack on much of the existing historical scholarship in the country. A volley of abuses and accusations have been hurled at historians for intentionally misrepresenting and distorting India

In 2018, during the previous tenure of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government, Minister of State for the Ministry of Human Resources Development (now renamed Education Ministry) Satya Pal Singh told Parliament, no less, that Charles Darwin

As a result of both natural calamities and the corrupt and immoral politics in the state, the basic issues of farmers, workers, agricultural labourers and all working people have intensified. Due to political instability the problems of the people and issues of development have got completely sidelined. Since most ruling party leaders of the BJP are busy offering various kinds of bribes or showing the fear of jail to break political parties, it has again become imperative to come on to the streets to solve peoples’ fundamental problems.

IF even the Chinese are not safe here in Pakistan, who is? Because of CPEC and Pakistan

We, the undersigned scientists, science teachers, educators, and science popularisers disagree with such dangerous changes in school science education and demand to restore the theory of Darwinian evolution in secondary education.