Curated By: Sukanya Nandy
Last Updated: January 28, 2024, 09:14 IST
Teachers will also be recruited to impart lessons on Ramayana to the students (Image: Representative/File)
The story of Lord Ram will be introduced to four madrassas — one each in Dehradun, Haridwar, Nainital, and Udham Singh Nagar districts from the upcoming 2024 academic session
Ramayana will now be taught across madrassas affiliated to the Uttarakhand Waqf Board. The new syllabus will be introduced to four madrassas initially out of the total 117 madrassas under the board. The story of Lord Ram will be introduced to four madrassas — one each in Dehradun, Haridwar, Nainital, and Udham Singh Nagar districts from the upcoming 2024 academic session, reported Times of India. Teachers will also be recruited to impart lessons on Ramayana to the students and following this, the new syllabus will be introduced to the remaining 113 madrassas, officials said.
“We’ll teach the Quran as well as Ramayana. When we can tell our students about Lakshman, who gave up everything for his elder brother, then what is the need to tell them about Aurangzeb, who killed his brothers to get the throne? A proper dress code will also be introduced in the four identified madrassas,” Uttarakhand Waqf Board chairman Shadab Shams told the news agency.
The Uttarakhand Waqf board will appoint principals for the four madrassas who will be given the task of recruiting teachers who know the subject well. “These principals would be authorised to recruit teachers well-versed with Ramayana so that they can teach the students well. We are making elaborate arrangements in this direction. The four selected seminaries will be developed as model madrassas with smart classes… There is a strong need to upgrade educational standards of these institutions and we are also in the process of introducing National Council of Educational Research and Training books,” Shams said.