New Delhi (Staff Report): An image in a 6th grade science textbook taught in ICSE schools in India has depicted a ‘mosque’ as a source of noise pollution, reported Times of India.
According to details, the picture sparked outrage on social media, prompting an apology from the publisher and the promise that the picture would be removed in subsequent editions.
The picture depicts several symbols that showed noise pollution including a train, car, plane and a mosque instead of speakers. Next to them is a man shutting his ears due to noise.
Social media users strongly condemned the publisher’s mistake and have launched an online petition to withdraw the book.
41e0063febbf43281090ad0fd6d31633 5977af3220e99c8375f48ee498dd002e cd81139d9783b070044079b5d1f01e3c d6ef573a15af4117ab5dae7202067075The publisher Hemant Gupta said that the diagram on page 202 of its publication, Integrated Science, consisted of "a structure resembling a portion of a fort and other noise producing objects in a noisy city".
He also made a public apology and said, "We do apologise if it has hurt the sentiments of anyone."
The publisher also said on social media sites, “This is to inform all concerned that we will be changing the picture in subsequent editions of the book.”
