'Casteist content' CBSE history lesson...
The Central Board of Secondary education (CBSE) has once again come into the limelight. This time, CBSE is in discussion for allegedly including 'casteist' content in the Class 6 history syllabus. A page of the chapter related to the Varna system is going viral on social media. According to the picture going viral, the chapter states that Brahmins were priests and teachers, Kshatriyas were warriors, Vaishyas were merchants, craftsmen and landowners and Shudras worked as labourers and served the other three Varnas.
CBSE has now expressed its clarification on this matter
In an official statement, CBSE wrote, "The subject which has been included in the history textbook of class 6 is factually incorrect. It is clarified that CBSE does not publish history textbooks, thus the matter not related to CBSE."
In its clarification, CBSE said that readers should note that CBSE, as a board of education, does not publish any textbooks for schools across the country.
Please note that CBSE is not a publisher. As a board, they have the primary responsibility for examination guidelines, affiliation guidelines etc. As per the picture of the viral syllabus, the book has been published by a private publisher XSEED Education.
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