Is NCERT Rewriting Medieval Indian History for Class 9?

In Focus by The Hindu · Oct 6, 2026 · 28m

Last week the NCERT revised its book on medieval history for Class 9 students. The book, Understanding Society: India and Beyond, presents a long span of 700 years from 1000 AD to 1700 as one of resistance and resilience, a period when the Rajputs, the Jats, the Sikhs and the Ahoms resisted foreign invasions. The period is presented as the one in which the "Indian society not only defended itself from external threats but also preserved its traditions”. In many ways this book is a continuation of the process of presenting history through a new prism, a process which began in 2023 and has seen…