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India: Uttarakhand to introduce Bhagvad Gita, other Hindu scriptures in school syllabus

New Delhi: After Bharatiya Janata Party-led governments in four states espoused teaching the Bhagvad Gita in schools, the Uttarakhand government has announced a decision to redo its syllabus to include Hindu scriptures including the Vedas, the Gita and the Ramayana.

The state’s education minister Dhan Singh Rawat has announced that along with the implementation of the National Education Policy, the Uttarakhand government will revise its syllabus to include the Hindu texts as well.

“We will be including Vedas, Gita, Ramayana and history of Uttarakhand in the syllabus after taking suggestions from the public and consulting academicians,” he told media. Web Desk

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