The Legacy of Muslim Rule in India c6.s6.2

c6.s6.2

And funny though it may sound it was decided to falsify history to please the Muslims and draw them into the national mainstream. Guidelines for rewriting history were prepared by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), and a summary of the same appeared in *Indian Express* datelined New Delhi, 17 January 1982. The idea was to weed out undesirable textbooks (in History and languages) and remove matter which is prejudicial to national integration and unity and which does not promote social cohesion Twenty states and three Union Territories have started the work of evaluation according to guidelines, prepared by NCERT.