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CBSE Drops Excerpts From Faiz Poems, Chapter on 'Democracy and Diversity' From Syllabus

Newsclick | 23/04/2022 09:24 PM | Click to read full article

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has dropped two excerpts from poems by Faiz Ahmad Faiz from its curriculum for the academic year 2022-23.

Along with that, the board has also removed several other chapters, including chapters about the Non-Aligned Movement, the Cold War era, the rise of Islamic empires in Afro-Asian territories, the chronicles of Mughal courts, and the industrial revolution.

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