I was looking for the PDF of the updated NCERT Class 8 Social Science book after the recent announcement about corrections. But while searching, I stumbled upon the Class 6 Social Science book & to my absolute surprise, it’s a treasure trove of changes. It's pure gold. The tone, the approach, the cultural grounding everything feels more rooted & relevant. If this is the direction NCERT is now taking, it's genuinely refreshing... 😀

Sharing a few pages from the book here that truly stood out to me:
1. Chapter 3 opens with a reference from the Atharva Veda, clearly stating that the ancient texts of our land spoke about the Earth & climate protection 1000's of years ago. It’s a strong reminder that caring for the environment is not a new or Western concept it’s deeply rooted in our own civilization. 2. Aryabhata’s Quote in Chapter 1: The very first chapter, “Locating Places on the Earth,” opens with a profound quote by Aryabhata (circa 500 CE), acknowledging the Earth’s spherical shape and its position in space... It’s fascinating to see such ancient scientific thought being recognized right at the start of the textbook.

Unlike Odin or Zeus, Rama is shown as a human, with a lineage, kingdom, mapped journey, & a birth chart. Not some abstract deity. So where's the comparison?
If your version of scientific temper means being too lazy to investigate, then your denial is the problem, not the believer’s faith.

> Valmiki gave exact planetary positions at Rama’s birth: Sun in Aries, Moon in Punarvasu, Jupiter in Cancer, Saturn in Libra, Venus in Pisces. Stellarium software confirms that this alignment occurred only once in 25,920 years on 10 January 5114 BCE.

> The Ikshvaku dynasty, to which Rama belonged, is also mentioned in Buddhist texts, and genetic studies from CCMB Hyderabad confirm that the Indian gene pool shows unbroken continuity for over 11,000 years with no signs of the so-called Aryan invasion. > Valmiki described Lanka as 100 yojanas across the sea (~1,200 km), and the distance from Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu) to Sri Lanka is around 48 km across the sea via a chain of shoals, exactly where NASA's satellite imagery shows a man-made structure, known as Ram Setu.

> Studies show sea levels were 3 meters lower around 7000 years ago, meaning the Setu was walkable, just as Ramayana says.

(Funnily the westerners started calling it as Adam's Bridge, which is accepted by these people but as soon as Ram Setu is shown as proof of Rama's example it turns into discussion.)

HISTORY ALERT ‼️

Within 8 years of the Prophet's death in 632 AD, Islamic armies had conquered Persia, Syria, Spain & Egypt. Between 640 - 709 AD they had reduced the whole of North Africa.

But it took them 70 long years to secure their first foothold on the soil of India. Caliph Umar (634-644 AD):- Naval invasion against Thana of Maharashtra & Broach of Gujarat.

Caliph Ali (656-661AD):- Sent 6 armies by land.

All of them were repulsed with great slaughter.

#Rocketry is going to help
Indians acknowledge scientists plight

In a 15yr period,ISRO lost 684 personnel
Nambi Narayanan, accused of passing cryogenic programme secret.But in d year 1996, CBI cleared all d accused n it also concluded that entire case was fabricated by Kerala👮‍♀️ He is K Chandrashekhar

Along with nambi,he was also arrested by Kerala Police.He was Indian representative in Russian Space agency
D sad thing is dat he doesn't even knowing dat d case against him was dropped n he is now acquitted from all charges but he closed his 👀 before dat