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Cartoon row: Don't understand what the fuss is about, Jaswant Singh tells NDTV
In the wake of the controversy over the cartoon depicting BR Ambedkar and Jawaharlal Nehru in an NCERT textbook, Members of Parliament united on Monday to express their concern over cartoons in textbooks, asking them to be removed immediately. We speak to the lone voice of dissent - BJP leader Jaswant Singh - amongst this united front.
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Cartoon row - Politics overtakes the classroom?
The BR Ambedkar cartoon, drawn by the famous Shankar Pillai in 1949, caused such chaos in Parliament last week that now a new committee is reviewing all NCERT books. MPs from different parties agreed that the cartoon - thoroughly misunderstood, argue many - was offensive, and should never have made it into school books.
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Now, nearly 200 other cartoons in textbooks being reviewed
It turns out that the cartoon of Dr BR Ambedkar and Jawaharlal Nehru is just the starting point. Nearly 200 other cartoons currently used in school textbooks are to be reviewed and most likely deleted.
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Row over Ambedkar-Nehru cartoon in NCERT textbook: Top 10 developments
After a cartoon depicting Dr BR Ambedkar being used in a Class XI textbook caused an uproar in Parliament leading to adjournment of both Houses, and an apology from the government, two senior National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) officials had to resign today over the issue.
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The man behind the 50-year-old Ambedkar-Nehru cartoon that rocked Parliament
The school textbook cartoon of Dr BR Ambedkar which created a furore in parliament today was sketched by cartoonist Keshav Shankar Pillai in the 1950s while the Constitution was being framed, said a human resource development ministry official.
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Two senior NCERT advisors quit after uproar in Parliament over Ambedkar-Nehru cartoon in textbook
Two senior National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) officials have had to resign after the government today apologised in Parliament for a cartoon depicting Dr BR Ambedkar being used in a Class XI textbook. This after there were loud protests from MPs across parties and disruption of both Houses.
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Cartoon row: Don't understand what the fuss is about, Jaswant Singh tells NDTV
In the wake of the controversy over the cartoon depicting BR Ambedkar and Jawaharlal Nehru in an NCERT textbook, Members of Parliament united on Monday to express their concern over cartoons in textbooks, asking them to be removed immediately. We speak to the lone voice of dissent - BJP leader Jaswant Singh - amongst this united front.
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Cartoon row - Politics overtakes the classroom?
The BR Ambedkar cartoon, drawn by the famous Shankar Pillai in 1949, caused such chaos in Parliament last week that now a new committee is reviewing all NCERT books. MPs from different parties agreed that the cartoon - thoroughly misunderstood, argue many - was offensive, and should never have made it into school books.
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Now, nearly 200 other cartoons in textbooks being reviewed
It turns out that the cartoon of Dr BR Ambedkar and Jawaharlal Nehru is just the starting point. Nearly 200 other cartoons currently used in school textbooks are to be reviewed and most likely deleted.
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Row over Ambedkar-Nehru cartoon in NCERT textbook: Top 10 developments
After a cartoon depicting Dr BR Ambedkar being used in a Class XI textbook caused an uproar in Parliament leading to adjournment of both Houses, and an apology from the government, two senior National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) officials had to resign today over the issue.
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The man behind the 50-year-old Ambedkar-Nehru cartoon that rocked Parliament
The school textbook cartoon of Dr BR Ambedkar which created a furore in parliament today was sketched by cartoonist Keshav Shankar Pillai in the 1950s while the Constitution was being framed, said a human resource development ministry official.
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Two senior NCERT advisors quit after uproar in Parliament over Ambedkar-Nehru cartoon in textbook
Two senior National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) officials have had to resign after the government today apologised in Parliament for a cartoon depicting Dr BR Ambedkar being used in a Class XI textbook. This after there were loud protests from MPs across parties and disruption of both Houses.
