'Dancing girl's' bare torso restored in Indian textbook after backlash
A picture in a new school textbook had covered up the naked torso of the famous figurine with dark shading.
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"Following consultations with experts, the department is replacing the image of the Dancing Girl with its original version."
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A picture in a new school textbook had covered up the naked torso of the famous figurine with dark shading.
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