So as to promote and give preference to Indian authors over the
non-desi ones, the Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE), has
decided to replace most of the lessons and poems by foreign authors for
Class1 to 12 with the Indian ones from the next academic session.
As per newspaper reports, according to the sources, the new guidelines form part of Rajasthan education minister Vasudev Devnani's concept of 'local to global', which has been conveyed to the textbook re-writing committee formed by him.
Chapters which are not compatible with 'local culture and value system' and are of no relevance will be removed. For example, chapters on agricultural practices which are not prevalent will be replaced with exhaustive chapters on traditional agricultural norms in the state. New chapters are also being introduced by the committee so as to address social problems like skewed sex ratio and the like. The books will have a dedicated chapter on 'Save the Girl Child' campaign and few other stories will also showcase women empowerment.
Amongst the chapters which will be removed, is one on former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela for Class 10 students, which will be replaced by an extensive chapter on 'Tribals in Rajasthan'. British author and poet Rudyard Kipling is among the few lucky ones to find a place in the revised textbooks. To ensure that process of rewriting is completed before November so that 8 crore new books are in the market before March, the committee is working overtime. The rewriting of textbooks is being done at two levels. While the RBSE is handling it for 11 to 12 classes, State Institute of Educational Research and Training (SIERT) is doing it for Classes 1 to 8.
As per newspaper reports, according to the sources, the new guidelines form part of Rajasthan education minister Vasudev Devnani's concept of 'local to global', which has been conveyed to the textbook re-writing committee formed by him.
Chapters which are not compatible with 'local culture and value system' and are of no relevance will be removed. For example, chapters on agricultural practices which are not prevalent will be replaced with exhaustive chapters on traditional agricultural norms in the state. New chapters are also being introduced by the committee so as to address social problems like skewed sex ratio and the like. The books will have a dedicated chapter on 'Save the Girl Child' campaign and few other stories will also showcase women empowerment.
Amongst the chapters which will be removed, is one on former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela for Class 10 students, which will be replaced by an extensive chapter on 'Tribals in Rajasthan'. British author and poet Rudyard Kipling is among the few lucky ones to find a place in the revised textbooks. To ensure that process of rewriting is completed before November so that 8 crore new books are in the market before March, the committee is working overtime. The rewriting of textbooks is being done at two levels. While the RBSE is handling it for 11 to 12 classes, State Institute of Educational Research and Training (SIERT) is doing it for Classes 1 to 8.
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