SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, March 17, 2016: A petition on the above topic has been posted at change.org. The introduction reads:
School students in California will be forced to learn that there was never an “India” unless you act! A small group of South Asia studies faculty recently asked the California Board of Education to change the History Social Science Frameworks (Syllabus) so that the word “India” will be removed and replaced with “South Asia.” They believe that India did not exist before 1947 and want a stereotypical and concocted generalization like “South Asia” to be used for almost all discussions of Indian history before 1947.
If you thought the California textbooks were problematic, they are going to get far worse now, and they won’t be any change for another ten years if you don’t act fast! Please sign in support of the open letter to the board initiated by several scholars. Finally, please remember this concerns the future of India and all its people.
The petition and more information at “source” above.