Cartoon In Textbooks

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  Turkey Summons German Envoy over 'Erdogan as Dog' Cartoon in Textbook

  The Turkish foreign ministry on Monday summoned the German ambassador to protest at the appearance in a German school textbook of a caricature of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a dog.

• Cartoon Controversy: Thorat Committee recommendations junked?

  The debate over the cartoons in National Council Of Educational Research And Training (NCERT) textbooks is far from over. The academic year is already underway but schools will have to wait at least till the end of this month to get their political science textbooks in hand.

• Delete cartoons against politicians and babus from NCERT textbooks: Review panel

  A panel constituted by the government to review NCERT textbooks for Political and Social Science has recommended that cartoons that show politicians and bureaucrats in an "'incorrect way" be deleted.

• Jayalalithaa condemns NCERT textbook cartoon

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has joined other political party leaders from the state in demanding the removal of a cartoon from a Class 12 NCERT Political Science textbook.

• Now, cartoon controversy in Tamil Nadu: Your 10-point guide

  All major political parties in Tamil Nadu want a cartoon removed from a textbook being used in government schools.

• After Vaiko, Karunanidhi protests against cartoon in textbooks

  Just as the Ambedkar cartoon row was fading, a toon on the anti-Hindi agitation in Tamil Nadu in the 60s in a NCERT class XII textbook has kicked up another controversy in the state with key UPA ally DMK demanding its removal and other parties joining the chorus

• Now, Tamil Nadu leader protests against a cartoon in textbooks

  Close on the heels of Parliamentarians going up in arms over a cartoon concerning B R Ambedkar in NCERT books, another such row erupted today with MDMK leader Vaiko protesting against depiction of the anti-Hindi agitation in Tamil Nadu in Class XII books.

• 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.

• 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.

• Ambedkar cartoon in NCERT textbook: BJP slams Congress

  BJP today slammed the government on the issue of cartoon of Dalit icon B R Ambedkar in school text books and accused Congress of "insulting" Gujjar, Jat, Sikh and Jain communities in text books.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.