NCERT Highlights 'Brutality Of Mughals' In New Class 8 Textbooks, Adds 'No Blame' Disclaimer

Last Updated:July 16, 2025, 08:49 IST

Part 1 of the Class 8 Social Science book — ‘Exploring Society: Indian and Beyond’ — was released this week for the ongoing academic session.

NCERT new class 8 textbook flags ‘brutality’ of Mughals. (Image: Representative)

Babur is depicted as a “brutal and ruthless conqueror who slaughtered entire populations of cities," Akbar’s reign as a “blend of brutality and tolerance," and Aurangzeb as one who demolished temples and gurdwaras. The new Class 8 Social Science textbook from NCERT, covering the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughals, presents a harsher view of the empire and highlights “numerous instances of religious intolerance" during that era.

NCERT explains the inclusion of these descriptions in a “Note on Some Darker Periods in History," with one chapter including a cautionary statement that “no one should be held responsible today for events of the past."

Part 1 of the Class 8 Social Science book — ‘Exploring Society: Indian and Beyond’ — was released this week for the ongoing academic session. This book is the first of the new NCERT editions to introduce students to the Delhi Sultanate and the Mughals.

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