{"id":5813,"date":"2026-06-16T03:25:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T22:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newskick.in\/?p=5813"},"modified":"2026-06-16T08:47:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T03:17:30","slug":"ncert-to-restore-original-dancing-girl-of-mohenjo-daro-in-class-ix-textbooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newskick.in\/?p=5813","title":{"rendered":"NCERT to restore original \u2018Dancing Girl\u2019 of Mohenjo-daro in class IX textbooks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/ncert-to-restore-original-dancing-girl-of-mohenjo-daro-in-class-ix-textbooks\/articleshow\/131755510.cms\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"10\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/photo\/131755510.cms\" \/><\/a>The image appears in the opening chapter, \u201cHistory of Arts\u201d, of Madhurima, NCERT\u2019s new class IX arts education textbook. 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