[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  The Indian Express [@IndianExpress](/creator/twitter/IndianExpress) on x 4.3M followers Created: 2025-07-16 08:59:46 UTC Describing #Babur as a “brutal and ruthless conqueror, slaughtering entire populations of cities”, #Akbar’s reign as a “blend of brutality and tolerance”, and #Aurangzeb who destroyed temples and gurdwaras, the #NCERT’s new Class X Social Science textbook, which introduces students to the #Delhi Sultanate and the Mughals, points to “many instances of religious intolerance” during the period. The NCERT says the rationale for including them has been explained in a “Note on Some Darker Periods in History” and one of the chapters in the book includes a cautionary note that “no one should be held responsible today for events of the past”. Click on the 🔗 below to read the changes in NCERT #books in detail ✍🏽 Written by: @abhi__naya  XXXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [blend](/topic/blend) [Post Link](https://x.com/IndianExpress/status/1945408003559289077)
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The Indian Express @IndianExpress on x 4.3M followers
Created: 2025-07-16 08:59:46 UTC
Describing #Babur as a “brutal and ruthless conqueror, slaughtering entire populations of cities”, #Akbar’s reign as a “blend of brutality and tolerance”, and #Aurangzeb who destroyed temples and gurdwaras, the #NCERT’s new Class X Social Science textbook, which introduces students to the #Delhi Sultanate and the Mughals, points to “many instances of religious intolerance” during the period.
The NCERT says the rationale for including them has been explained in a “Note on Some Darker Periods in History” and one of the chapters in the book includes a cautionary note that “no one should be held responsible today for events of the past”.
Click on the 🔗 below to read the changes in NCERT #books in detail
✍🏽 Written by: @abhi__naya
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