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The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Monday decided to replace the altered depiction of the famous Mohenjo-daro ‘Dancing Girl’ sculpture in its Class 9 Arts textbook in the opening chapter, “History of Arts”, of Madhurima, with the original image after facing backlash over the figurine being shown with added clothing. The decision was taken after a review by the Department of Arts Education and the Textbook Development Committee, according to Times Of India citing sources. Historian Michel Danino, who headed the textbook development committee for NCERT’s new Class 6 Social Science books, revealed his first reaction ... Read more