New Delhi: The new Social Science textbook for Class 7 published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has replaced three separate books for History, Geography, and Social and Political Life, which were earlier part of the syllabus.
As a result, the size of the book has shrunk.
The new class 7 book is titled Exploring Society – India and Beyond (Part 1). The new book replaces earlier three books: Our Pasts – II for History, Social and Political Life (a new subject earlier introduced in middle school that replaces Civics), and Our Environment for Geography, reported The Hindu.
While the Part 2 of the book is expected to be released in upcoming months, the Part 1 of the book doesn’t have any reference to the rise of the Delhi sultanate and the Mughal empire. It is yet to be seen if Part 2 of the textbook contains these references.
It is expected that the students will be reading the Part 1 of Exploring Society – India and Beyond for the first half of the 2025-26 academic session, before Part 2 of the book is released.
The new book has several chapters on kingdoms of ancient India such as the Gupta empire, dynasties including Shungas, Satavahanas, and Chedis and also mentions the prophecies of the Vishnu Purana about the Gupta Empire, Nalanda University, Kalidasa, Aryabhata, and Varahamihira.
The eighth chapter in the book, “How the Land becomes Sacred”, begins with a quote from the Bhagavata Purana and delves into the holy relevance of major places of pilgrimage from all religions, including a section on the Kumbh Mela.
This story was originally published in thewire.in.
