California textbook controversy over Hindu history

A controversy in the U.S. state of California concerning the portrayal of Hinduism in history textbooks occurred in 2005 and 2006. The Texas-based Vedic Foundation (VF) and the Hindu Education Foundation (HEF) complained to California's Curriculum Commission, arguing that the coverage in sixth grade history textbooks of Indian history and Hinduism was biased against Hinduism; points of contention included a textbook's portrayal of the caste system, the Indo-Aryan migration theory, and the status of women in Indian society.

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California textbook controversy over Hindu history

A controversy in the U.S. state of California concerning the portrayal of Hinduism in history textbooks occurred in 2005 and 2006. The Texas-based Vedic Foundation (VF) and the Hindu Education Foundation (HEF) complained to California's Curriculum Commission, arguing that the coverage in sixth grade history textbooks of Indian history and Hinduism was biased against Hinduism; points of contention included a textbook's portrayal of the caste system, the Indo-Aryan migration theory, and the status of women in Indian society.

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