Sunday 25 January 2015

Rejig in School Syllabus with TS Movement

Mohammed Younus 
From the next academic year, TS students would study the role played by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao in the Telangana movement, going by the recommendations reportedly finalized by the State Council for Educational Research and Training upon completion of its exercise for revamping the syllabus for schools of the State. The recent Telangana movement would be included in the syllabus at the school level, highlighting the role of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and its president K Chandrashekhar Rao, Chief Minister of the newly created State. The major changes would be in Telugu and Social Studies subjects at the primary and secondary levels. 

"Role of TS legends to be highlighted"

The SCERT has proposed several changes in the syllabus to be taught from the next academic year. In Telugu, the history of poets, writers and authors from the Telangana region would be included, removing the ones from the Seemandhra region. History of educationists from Telangana who had been ignored in the past would also form part of the new syllabus. The history books would have the Chronicles of Telangana dating back to the merger of the erstwhile Hyderabad State into Indian Union and all the major events up to the formation of Telangana.

According to the School Education Department officials, the history of movements during the Nizam’s regime, Hyderabad’s merger, first democratic government, agitations pertaining to Mulki Rules, role of Osmania University students, the 1969 Telangana movement and the 1972 Jai Andhra movement would be included in the history section. Besides, the renewed movement for statehood, the role of TRS, TNGO’s, KCR’s fast-unto-death and announcement of formation of the separate state would be included. Prominent people from Telangana involved in various movements from 1911 to 1948 would find place in the history books. The role of Hyderabad State Congress, Andhrjana Sabha, Ravi Narayan Reddy, Ramanada Tirtha in the Telangana movement would be discussed elaborately.

Farmers’ agitations, Telangana Armed Struggle, history of Maqdoom Mohiuddin, Shaikh Bandagi, Chakali Ailamma, Doddi Komuraiah and V Ramchandra Reddy are among the other topics that would find place in the revised syllabus. This whole exercise of the SCERT virtually eliminates from the syllabus information pertaining to Seemandhra-related poets, writers, historians, movements and cultural events.

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