Michel Danino, a French-born Indian scholar, has defended the controversial NCERT judiciary chapter, saying its content was 'correct' and he stands by it.
Danino, a Padma Shri awardee, was the chairperson of the curricular group tasked with drafting social science textbooks for the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).
He said the chapter was meant to encourage critical thinking and discuss 'real-life challenges' with students, and that it was prepared in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-SE) 2023.
Danino also claimed that the chapter didn't target the judiciary and similar issues relating to other institutions, including Parliament, were also discussed in the book.
He said students should be encouraged to discuss 'real-life issues' at a 'mature age' so that they can grow up to be responsible citizens.
Danino's comments come after the Supreme Court modified its March 11 order that called for disassociating from the three academicians over the row over the NCERT chapter containing 'offending' contents on the judiciary.
