Kodava Sahitya Academy Seeks Review of CBSE Textbook Content

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The Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy has asked CBSE to review passages in the Class X English textbook chapter 'Coorg' that describe the origin and traditional attire of the Kodava community.
The disputed passages say the people of Coorg are possibly of Greek or Arabic descent and that the traditional Kodava kuppia resembles the kuffia worn by Arabs and Kurds.
Academy president Ajjinikanda C. Mahesh Nachaiah wrote to the CBSE Text Committee seeking correction and withdrawal of statements he called historically unsubstantiated.
The Academy says similarity in clothing alone cannot establish ethnic origin and textbook claims must rest on credible historical and scholarly evidence.
Because the textbook is used by Class X students nationwide, the accuracy of statements about a community's history and identity carries significant educational weight.

Whether the CBSE Text Committee responds to the Academy's letter or orders a scholarly review.
Any correction, withdrawal or revision of the 'Coorg' chapter passages in the Class X textbook.
Further representations from the Kodava community or scholars on the textbook content.

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President of the Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy

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“The fiercely independent people of Coorg are possibly of Greek or Arabic descent.”
[1]The Hindu4d agoOpen at the quote ↗
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…correction and withdrawal of historically unsubstantiated statements concerning the origin and traditional attire of the Kodava community. Identifying the passages in question, Mr. Nachaiah said the textbook states: “ The fiercely independent people of Coorg are possibly of Greek or Arabic descent. ” It also says: “As one story goes, a part of Alexander’s army moved south along the coast and settled here when return became impractical.” The textbook also refers to “the theory of Arab origin” and states that the…
“Similarity in clothing, design or appearance, by itself, cannot conclusively establish ethnic origin, migration or genealogical descent.”
[1]The Hindu4d agoOpen at the quote ↗
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…practices associated with the Kodava community, the Academy said. Kuppia vs kuffia Referring to the resemblance between the traditional Kodava kuppia and the kuffia associated with Arabs and Kurds, Mr. Nachaiah said: “ Similarity in clothing, design or appearance, by itself, cannot conclusively establish ethnic origin, migration or genealogical descent. ” Traditional attire could develop through geographical, environmental, cultural and historical influences. Therefore, any inference concerning the ancestry or origin of a community based primarily on similarities in…

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