Why Was Gandhi Killed? After Official Edit, India’s Textbooks Don’t Say

India's government has revised high-school textbooks to remove telling details about Gandhi's assassin and references to Hindu hard-liners who opposed Gandhi's vision of religious pluralism, reflecting a divisive Hindu nationalist ideology that threatens India's secular foundations.

May 25, 2023 . 10:36 AM

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India's government has revised high-school textbooks, including key chapters on history, to remove telling details about Gandhi's assassin and references to Hindu hard-liners who opposed Gandhi's vision of religious pluralism.
The changes are part of an effort to instill pride in young Indians in their history and heritage.
Critics say the edits reflect a divisive Hindu nationalist ideology that threatens India's secular foundations.
Modi supporters accuse left-leaning, liberal forces of representing Westernized values.
The revisions have been criticized by more than 250 historians and academics in a public letter.