Class 6 Kannada textbook controversy: NCERT says ‘Krishna’ named after river, rejects ‘Saffron’ allegation
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has responded to concerns over its newly launched Kannada Class 6 textbook “Krishna” after an education rights group in Karnataka accused it of promoting religious themes and ignoring the state’s cultural identity.NCERT said in a statement that all its language textbooks are named after rivers in…