New Delhi: National Council of Educational Research and Training director Dinesh Prasad Saklani has said that the terms "Bharat" and "India" will be used interchangeably in NCERT textbooks as is the case in the country's Constitution.
These comments assume significance in the wake of a high-level panel working on the social science curriculum recommending that "India" be replaced with "Bharat" in school textbooks for all classes.
Interacting with editors at the agency's headquarters here, the NCERT chief said both the words will be used in the books and the council has no objection to "Bharat" or "India".
“It is interchangeable… Our stand is what our Constitution says and we support that. We can use India, we can use India, what is the problem? We are not in that debate.We will use India wherever it is appropriate." We will use India wherever it is appropriate, we have no opposition to India or India."
Saklani said, "You can see that both are already being used in our textbooks and this will continue in the new textbooks also. This is a useless debate."
A high-level committee on social sciences set up by NCERT to revise the school curriculum had last year recommended that "India" should be replaced with "Bharat" in textbooks for all classes.Committee chairman CI Isaac, who was leading the panel, had said that they had recommended replacing the name "India" with "Bharat" in textbooks, including "classical history" instead of "ancient history" in the curriculum, and introducing Indian It is suggested to include. Knowledge Systems (IKS) in the curriculum of all subjects.
"The committee has unanimously recommended that the name Bharat should be used in textbooks for students of all classes. Bharat is an age-old name. The name Bharat has been used in ancient texts such as the Vishnu Purana, which is 7,000 years old. Is." "Isaac told.
NCERT had then said that no decision has been taken on the recommendations of the panel.
The name India first officially surfaced last year when the government sent G20 invitations in the name of "President of India" instead of "President of India".
Later, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's nameplate during the summit in New Delhi also read "Bharat" instead of Bharat.
These comments assume significance in the wake of a high-level panel working on the social science curriculum recommending that "India" be replaced with "Bharat" in school textbooks for all classes.
Interacting with editors at the agency's headquarters here, the NCERT chief said both the words will be used in the books and the council has no objection to "Bharat" or "India".
“It is interchangeable… Our stand is what our Constitution says and we support that. We can use India, we can use India, what is the problem? We are not in that debate.We will use India wherever it is appropriate." We will use India wherever it is appropriate, we have no opposition to India or India."
Saklani said, "You can see that both are already being used in our textbooks and this will continue in the new textbooks also. This is a useless debate."
A high-level committee on social sciences set up by NCERT to revise the school curriculum had last year recommended that "India" should be replaced with "Bharat" in textbooks for all classes.Committee chairman CI Isaac, who was leading the panel, had said that they had recommended replacing the name "India" with "Bharat" in textbooks, including "classical history" instead of "ancient history" in the curriculum, and introducing Indian It is suggested to include. Knowledge Systems (IKS) in the curriculum of all subjects.
"The committee has unanimously recommended that the name Bharat should be used in textbooks for students of all classes. Bharat is an age-old name. The name Bharat has been used in ancient texts such as the Vishnu Purana, which is 7,000 years old. Is." "Isaac told.
NCERT had then said that no decision has been taken on the recommendations of the panel.
The name India first officially surfaced last year when the government sent G20 invitations in the name of "President of India" instead of "President of India".
Later, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's nameplate during the summit in New Delhi also read "Bharat" instead of Bharat.
