Karnataka Govt Removes Textbook Content Hurting Brahmin Sentiments

The Karnataka government on December 17 ordered the Commissioner for Public Instruction to remove a section from the Class 6 Social Science textbook on account of "hurting Brahmin sentiments". Earlier, the Karnataka State Brahmin Development Board had objected to a passage that accused Brahmins of food scarcity during the Vedic period. The state's Education Minister S Suresh Kumar has also ordered to review the social science and language books from classes 1-10.