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'Dancing girl's' bare torso restored in Indian textbook after backlash

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An Indian textbook sparked backlash after digitally covering the bare torso of the Mohenjo-daro 'dancing girl,' a famous 4,500-year-old figurine from the Indus Valley Civilization. Educators and historians protested the censorship, arguing it was inappropriate to obscure an ancient artifact. The publisher ultimately restored the original image, according to the BBC.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7vyzgl2142o?at_medium=...

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