NCERT revisions, charges against Arundhati Roy, and no graduate in 13 years
Jun 19, 2024
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Indian Express’ Ritika Chopra discusses NCERT textbook revisions on Babri Masjid and Gujarat riots. Apurva Vishwanath explains potential legal charges against Arundhati Roy and Dr. Sheikh Showkat Hussain. Anonna Dutt covers a medical college with no graduates in 13 years and the NMC's intervention.
NCERT revised textbooks focus on Babri Masjid demolition changes, highlighting shift in content approach.
Arundhati Roy's potential UAPA charges raise concerns on government's use of anti-terror laws and legal complexities.
Deep dives
Changes to NCERT Political Science Textbooks
NCERT has made significant revisions to political science textbooks, notably reducing the content on the Babri Masjid demolition in Class 12 textbooks. Events leading to the demolition have been pruned, leading to a focus on the Ramjanmabhoomi movement and Supreme Court judgment. Images like newspaper clippings have been removed, signifying a broader trend in modern NCERT textbooks.
Prosecution of Arundhati Roy Under UAPA
Writer Arundhati Roy faces potential prosecution under UAPA for alleged provocative speeches in 2010, indicating government action under anti-terror laws. The use of UAPA, typically reserved for terror charges, raises questions about the timing and rationale behind the shift from previous charges like hate speech and promoting enmity. Roy's case highlights legal complexities, including challenges to obtaining bail in UAPA cases and implications of invoking stringent laws.
Challenges Faced by a Private Medical College
A private medical college in Punjab, White Medical College, faces closure after 13 years without a graduating batch. Issues such as ghost faculty, lack of infrastructure, and patient shortage raise concerns over the quality of education. Students from the college seek admission transfer, highlighting the challenges in privately owned medical institutions and the regulatory oversight needed.
First, Indian Express’ Chief of the National Bureau Ritika Chopra discusses the changes made to the 11th and 12th standard NCERT political science textbooks regarding the Babri Masjid demolition and the 2002 Gujarat riots.
Next, Indian Express’ Apurva Vishwanath explains why writer and activist Arundhati Roy and Dr. Sheikh Showkat Hussain, a former professor at the Central University of Kashmir, may soon face prosecution under the stringent anti-terror law, UAPA (10:50).
And finally, Indian Express’ Anonna Dutt talks about a private medical college where not a single batch has graduated in 13 years, the reasons the National Medical Commission has taken action against it, and the harassment she encountered while reporting on this story (19:45).
Hosted, produced and written by Shashank Bhargava Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar
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