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NCERT book with emphasis on Indian culture

The new Class VII  Social Science textbook published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has introduced new chapters on ancient Indian empires like Mauryas, Cholas and Pandayas, Shungas, Kushanas and Satvahanas under the theme-’Tapestry of the Past’.

Unlike the previous years where history, geography, and civics were split in three textbooks, the new Class VII Social Science text, titled Exploring Society - India and Beyond (Part 1) integrates the three books. The book replaces three books: Our Pasts - II for History, Social and Political Life, and Our Environment for Geography.

While the previous Class VII history textbook included chapters of Delhi Sultans and the Mughal Empire, the part I of the book does not include these.

However, the NCERT will publish Part II of the book as well. The history portion in part of the book ends with the Gupta Empire, it is yet to be seen whether Delhi Sultans and Mughals will feature in the Part 2 of the new Class VII textbook.

The new NCERT textbook is revamped under the National Curriculum Framework (NCF).

In Chapter 8 of the next textbook there is a reference to the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela organised in Prayagraj.

The book also includes a separate chapter on the Indian Constitution. The chapter introduces students to the shaping of the constitution with anecdotes of the makers of the constitution. It also includes a section of the Preamble.

Each chapter begins with an inspiring quotation from a renowned person or text. On the first page of every chapter, students can find a QR code leading them to interesting videos, puzzles, games, stories which are related to the content of the chapter.

Part-1 of the book contains 12 chapters, which will be taught during the first six months of the academic session. With additional topics, Part-2 is expected to be released later.

The Social Science textbook for Class VII—Exploring Society: India and Beyond Part 1—has been prepared for the second year of the middle stage. The thematic approach with a multidisciplinary lens continues, helping students to understand ideas and concepts holistically. The text integrates the values we desire our students to develop, is rooted in the Indian cultural context and introduces global perspectives in an age-appropriate manner,” Dinesh Prasad Saklani, Director of the NCERT writes in a foreword of the textbook.

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