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Thiruvananthapuram: The Left Front government in Kerala has sought the intervention of the Central government to reconsider the recent recommendation of the NCERT committee regarding the use of the word ‘Bharat’ in place of ‘India’ in school textbooks. State General Education Minister V. Shivankutty has sent a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan through email, requesting them to intervene in this matter.
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A high-level committee constituted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to revise the school curriculum has recommended that the name of the country be replaced by ‘India’ as ‘Bharat’ in all school textbooks in the country.
Minister Sivankutty in his letters underlined the importance of maintaining the existing practice in the best interest of the educational system and unity of the country. He said that for generations, students have learned about the rich past, history and heritage of the country under the name ‘India’, any change in it will create confusion and disrupt the continuity in the educational system.
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