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New Curriculum With 'Corrected' Version Of Indian History To Be Introduced In Schools

On Tuesday, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced that students across the country would be taught the “corrected” version of Indian history under the National Education Policy (NEP) from Vasant Panchami on January 26. 

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Pradhan was addressing a programme organised jointly by the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) and RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Itihas Sankalan Yojana. The session was held at the Gopal Narayan Singh University in Jamuhar in Bihar’s Sasaram district. 

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Books being republished

At the gathering, the minister said books are being re-published with new compositions and these books will give clarity to the world about India. 

“Students across the country will be taught a corrected version of Indian history under the National Education Policy from January 26 on the occasion of Vasant Panchami. The NEP will provide us with many opportunities. Mother tongue has been given priority in the NEP. Imparting education without giving priority to the mother tongue is meaningless,” he said.

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‘Global perspective to India’s culture’

“We must give a new global perspective to India’s ancient culture and civilisation in the 21st century. Books are being re-published with new compositions. These books will give clarity to the world about India. These books will be available in digital modes also,” he added. 

Pradhan said the G20 presidency is providing India with a golden opportunity to present its heritage to the world.
“We must make G20 a celebration as well as an opportunity to showcase India’s art, culture and civilisation to the world,” he said. 

Vedas, Bhagavad Gita in NCERT curriculum?

On December 28, a parliamentary panel recommended that the contributions of many “unsung freedom fighters” from all corners of the country, including the northeast, get incorporated with equal emphasis in school textbooks. The panel also noted that eminent women personalities from all fields, and their contributions, should be incorporated in “regular books” of NCERT rather than supplementary materials.

New Curriculum With 'Corrected' Version Of Indian History To Be Introduced In Schools
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The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, chaired by BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Vivek Thakur, submitted the ‘action taken’ report on the observations made in a report titled ‘Reforms in Content and Design of School Textbooks’. 

The committee was constituted to identify references or mention of “un-historical facts” in school textbooks, ensure balanced space to all periods of Indian history, and give an equal representation to great women achievers.

In its report, the panel also noted the department’s submission to incorporate knowledge of “Vedas” and teachings of the Bhagavad Gita in the school curriculum.  

(With inputs from PTI)

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