New NCERT textbook teaches goddess-given swords as literal history?

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The Reel cites a real news headline about the new NCERT Class 9 Social Science textbook. However, it leaves out that the textbook explicitly frames these stories as 'traditions' and what people 'believed' during medieval warfare, not as literal historical facts.

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Checked 24 Oct 2026
Main source: Times of India

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The trick: Picks only some facts

It shows the facts that fit and leaves out those that don't (known as cherry-picking).

“New NCERT book says Indian kings received swords from goddesses to resist religion-driven invasions”

The textbook explicitly frames these stories as traditions and historical beliefs rather than presenting them as literal facts.

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What we checked

A new NCERT textbook states that Indian kings received swords from goddesses to resist religion-driven invasions.“"Annamaraja, ruler of Bastar is believed to have received his sword from Manikyadevi (Danteshvari) while Kumara Kampana (Vijayanagara) was believed to have used a goddess-given sword against the Sultanate forces at…”Times of India

Pakistani textbooks previously claimed that the Earth is flat, not round.No reliable source found for this yet.

What the Reel doesn't tell you

The textbook explicitly frames these accounts as religious traditions and beliefs held during medieval warfare, using phrases like 'is believed to have' and 'traditionally believed'.

How it plays you

It wants you to think: “India's education system is regressing into teaching myths as facts, becoming as unscientific as Pakistan's curriculum.”

The textbook does not state that goddesses literally handed out weapons; it explicitly frames these stories as traditions and beliefs held by medieval rulers and their societies.

False equivalence: “एक time पे उनकी textbook में लिखा होता था कि Earth flat है”. The Reel compares the textbook update to claims about flat Earth textbooks.
Insinuation by question: “Guess who is evolving backwards?”. It uses a rhetorical question to prompt the viewer into concluding that Indian education is regressing without proving that the textbook teaches false science.

Short version

🧩 HALF THE STORY 👉 The Reel cites a real news headline about the new NCERT Class 9 Social Science textbook. 👉 However, it leaves out that the textbook explicitly frames these stories as 'traditions' and what people 'believed' during medieval warfare, not as literal historical facts. 🧩 Left out: The textbook explicitly frames these accounts as religious traditions and beliefs held during medieval warfare, using phrases like 'is believed to have' and 'traditionally believed'. 🎭 Trick: Picks only some facts 📰 Source: Times of India 🔎 Full check: send this Reel to @checkthis.chat