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NCERT textbook shows Indus Valley's 'Dancing Girl' with covered torso to make it 'age-appropriate'
Shading has been added across the upper body of the "Dancing Girl", making it noticeably different from photographs of the original sculpture.
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What happenedNCERT textbook shows Indus Valley's 'Dancing Girl' with covered torso to make it 'age-appropriate'.
The headline splitOne side frames it as "'An obsolete Victorian view': NCERT clothes Mohenjo-daro's 'Dancing Girl' in Class 9 text...". The other frames it as "NCERT textbook shows Indus Valley's 'Dancing Girl' with covered torso to make it 'age-app...".
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Left / center-left'An obsolete Victorian view': NCERT clothes Mohenjo-daro's 'Dancing Girl' in Class 9 textbook, sparks row
Hindustan Times · Center-left · News report
CenterNCERT textbook shows Indus Valley's 'Dancing Girl' with covered torso to make it 'age-appropriate'
Times of India · Center · News report
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NCERT textbook shows Indus Valley's 'Dancing Girl' with covered torso to make it 'age-appropriate'
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NCERT's new Class 9 arts textbook has altered the appearance of the Indus Valley Civilisation's 'Dancing Girl' artefact. The traditionally bare torso is now visually covered in the new edit...