The school in Bengaluru has a Class 7 textbook on Sindhis, with a chapter on featured prominent and successful members of the Sindhi community like actor Ranveer Singh and Tamannaah Bhatia.
Parents of Sindhi High School in Hebbal, Banglore have reportedly complained about a chapter in the textbooks based on Tamannaah Bhatia. As Deccan Herald reported, the parents brought the issue to the attention of the school management.
However, their ignorance and the absence of action forced them to approach the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights and the Associated Management of Primary and Secondary Schools in Karnataka.
As per the report, the school has a class 7 textbook on Sindhis, with a chapter dealing with “Life after Partition: Migration, Community and Strife in Sindh, 1947 to 1962”. A provision has allowed them to introduce their community and culture to students since they are a linguistic minority.
Reportedly, the chapter featured prominent and successful members of the Sindhi community like actor Ranveer Singh. However, the parents reportedly had a problem with content concerning Tamannaah.
The report quoted the parents, “We have no objections on children being introduced to another culture,” said a parent, who filed the complaint before the commission and the association. But our objection is about having a chapter on an actor that is unsuitable for grade 7 students."
Some parents also reportedly accused the management of threatening to issue transfer certificates to their wards if they raised objections.
The portal reported that the school was unavailable to comment. A parent said, "We have no issues about lessons on veteran actors in the community, but if children were to look up on the internet about this actress, they would get inappropriate content." D Shashi Kumar, general secretary of the association, ...
The general secretary of the association, D Shashi Kumar, said "In any case, adding any content needs to be approved by the board concerned, to which the school is affiliated. Parents must (therefore) bring it up before the board.”
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