NCERT Updates Class 7 Textbook With Expanded Section On Ghaznavid Invasions
Published on: Dec. 7, 2025, 1:56 p.m. | Source: Free Press Journal
NCERT’s new Class 7 Social Science textbook includes a detailed six-page section on the Ghaznavid invasions, describing Mahmud of Ghazni’s 17 campaigns in India, his plunder of wealthy cities like Mathura and Somnath, mass killings, and enslavement of civilians. It cites biographers and scholar Al-Biruni to highlight Mahmud’s brutality and the impact on India’s cultural and scientific heritage.
