West Out, Bharat In: Revamped Class 6 NCERT English Textbook Has ‘Made in India’ Content
Abhinaya Harigovind | 5 July 2024 | The Indian Express
The new English language textbook for Class 6 titled ‘Poorvi’, among the first to be developed by NCERT in line with the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2023, has a revamped content with most chapters rooted in an Indian context, with references to Indian culture, tradition, and ancient knowledge.
While the old book had stories by non-Indian authors featuring non-Indian characters – “Patrick,” “Ms Beam” for example — the new textbook, except for five poems by non-Indian authors, has most of its content, which included nine prose pieces, situated in Indian settings with Indian characters.
In contrast, the old book had eight poems, seven of which were by non-Indian authors; and eight prose pieces, five of which were by non-Indian authors and set outside India...