"A section of media is wrongly attributing a book to be a publication of CBSE containing objectionable material on dating and relationships according to the reports," the CBSE stated, calling the claims ridiculous and inaccurate.
Digital Desk: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) finally issued a comment on its X (formerly Twitter) account following significant debate regarding the Class 9 textbook chapter on "Dating and Relationships." "A section of media is wrongly attributing a book to be a publication of CBSE containing objectionable material on dating and relationships according to the reports," the CBSE stated, calling the claims ridiculous and inaccurate. That is entirely false and inaccurate. The board added, "The contents of the chapter that is going viral on social media are actually from a book called A Guide to Self Awareness and Empowerment, written by Gagan Deep Kaur and published by G.Ram Books(P) Ltd. Educational Publishers."
“The CBSE neither publishes any books nor recommends books of any private publishers,” the board further added. To remind our readers that the chapter "Dating and Relationships: Understanding Yourself and the Other Person" was included in a social media post that went viral when a user posted photographs of it. People on the internet started referring to the book as a CBSE publishing even though the initial post made no mention of whether or not it was a CBSE production.
The post received mixed reactions from the netizens. While some stated it was a good move, others condemned it. The chapter dealt with relationship terms such as ghosting, catfishing, and cyberbullying. Reacting to this post, Tinder India, a dating app wrote,”next chapter : how to deal with breakups ????.”
“I don’t think this is NCERT, please clarify the publication,” wrote another user.
Calling it a good move, a user wrote, “CBSE Class 9 textbooks to have chapters on dating and relationships. Good move. These days, most kids around that age do end up dating. Smartness lies in educating them about this & safe intercourse instead of being in denial about this.”
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