Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal): The Government is planning on bringing the moralities of the Bhagavad Gita into the curriculum of the colleges. Geeta will be taught as an elective subject for the second-year students across the 1306 colleges in the state, from the next academic year.
Higher Education Minister Mohan Yadav said that the initiative is being taken to imbibe ethics and the skills of management in students’ lives. He also said that “The purpose is to make students understand the values of life. Under the New Education Policy, students should get modern education. As well as learn about the rich Indian history. The Gita and the Ramayana are not only religious books but teach us values of life.”
He further went on to expalining about how the Gita will be taugh to students. “The various qualities needed to lead a proper healthy life, lead a fearless life, etc. Madhya Pradesh can’t be accredited with the change in curriculum as other BJP ruled states. Karnataka, Gujarat, etc have also taken similar steps in this direction,” he said.
An official of Madhya Pradesh’s higher education department’s syllabus committee said examples of famous personalities like Annie Besant, who followed the teachings of the Gita and inculcated them in life, will also be included in the course. He added the subject would not have shlokas and their translations alone. “The course is being designed to make students mentally strong.”
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