(a) whether the Government proposes to introduce Indian Culture as a subject in Primary, Secondary, Higher Secondary and University level and if so, the details thereof; and
(b) the steps taken to popularise Indian Culture among young generation;
(a) whether the Government proposes to introduce Indian Culture as a subject in Primary, Secondary, Higher Secondary and University level and if so, the details thereof; and
(b) the steps taken to popularise Indian Culture among young generation;
MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
(a)to (b) The National Curriculum Framework (NCF-2005) developed by National Council of Educational Research & Training (NCERT) emphasizes the significant role of culture in school education. NCERT’s textbooks are infused with various elements of the composite culture of India to create awareness among young learners. Various aspects of culture figure in different subjects, especially History, from the primary to higher secondary stages such as:
S.No. Class Chapter Name of Textbook
1. VI Chapter 5-What Books Our Pasts-I (Social And Burials Tell Us, Science-History), 2. VII Chapter 9- The Making Our Pasts-II (Social of Regional Cultures Science-History), 3. XII Theme 1(Bricks, Themes in Indian Beads and Bones, History-Part-I The Harappan Civilisation), 4. XII Theme 4-(Thinkers, Themes in Indian History-Part-I Beliefs and Buildings Cultural Development (c.600BCE-600CE), 5. XII Theme 6 –(Bhakti-Sufi Themes in Indian History-Part-II Traditions, Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts (c. Eighth to Eighteenth Century)