Patna HC seeks centre's response over typographical error in NCERT Class 1 Hindi textbook

Patna, Sept 16 (UNI) The Patna High Court has sought a response from the union Government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging an alleged offensive typographical error in a Class 1 Hindi textbook published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). A division bench comprising Chief Justice V. Kameswar Rao and Justice Sudhir Singh issued the direction while hearing a petition filed by Somitra Shankar against the union Government and other respondents. The PIL relates to the nursery rhyme "Chanda Mama Dur Ke", published in the Class 1 Hindi textbook Sarangi (Part-01). The petitioner alleged that…