Delhi: Legal action against publisher for defining women's body shape
What's the story
The "Health and Physical Education" textbook for Class 12 authored by Dr. VK Sharma recently received flak for defining "36-24-36" as a female body's "best shape." Secretary of the department of school education and literacy (MHRD), Anil Swarup said legal action will be initiated against the private publisher of the book. For more news from in and around Delhi, tap in!
Environment
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Politics
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Ghaziabad
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Gurugram
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Elections
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