Riots should not be part of curriculum: ICSSR chief

Says textbooks are not meant for making students activists but for educating them

Textbooks today are aimed at creating “activists” and not educating students, and subjects such as Hindu-Muslim riots and caste-based conflicts should not be part of school curriculum, according to newly appointed Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) Chief Braj Bihari Kumar.
 
Kumar, an anthropologist who took over as the head of the apex body promoting research in social sciences last month, also believes that universities like Jawaharlal Nehru University are becoming a “nurturing ground” for activists.
 
The 76-year-old Kumar also believes that caste-based conflicts and intolerance in the country are “fringe” phenomena and should not be seen