Pradhan asked NCERT director Dinesh Prasad Saklani to find out how such material was published and directed him to recall the sold books. Sources said the NCERT was likely to discard thousands of copies of therecently released textbook and initiate an inquiry intothe lapses. The books are published in the NCERT’s name, but the content is decided by RSS ideologues,” the official said. The social science textbook in question was prepared by a group of 32 experts, which included only six NCERT faculty members. The NCERT textbooks are edited by a team headed by Gajanan Londhe, an RSS ideologue.

Source: The Telegraph February 26, 2026 06:41 UTC