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Chhattisgarh to teach state art and culture to Class 6-12 students
Students of classes 6 to 12 in Chhattisgarh will soon study supplementary lessons on the state's art, culture, traditions and folk life as part of a School Education Department initiative to connect the younger generation with its cultural heritage. The department is preparing textual and visual material covering Chhattisgarh's history, architecture, folk traditions, music, saints and prominent personalities.
A three-day residential workshop from August 24 to 26 at the State Council of Educational Research and Training in Raipur will bring together about 100 writers, experts, cultural practitioners and mass communication specialists to work on nearly 100 topics. Subject groups are developing content including scripts for five-to-10-minute short films.
The initiative aligns with the National Education Policy and aims to develop awareness and pride in the state's cultural heritage among students, teachers and parents. The material will feature prominent personalities such as Guru Ghasidas, Teejan Bai and Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh, alongside architecture, festivals, folk dances and traditional crafts.
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The NEP 2020 mandates that state curriculum incorporate local culture and heritage, and several states have begun similar projects, but Chhattisgarh's focused production of supplementary audio-visual material alongside texts is a distinct approach. The 100-topic workshop with writers and artists targets a curriculum gap: standard NCERT textbooks lack state-specific content. Success hinges on whether the material becomes mandatory classroom resource or optional reading, without an assessment component, uptake may be low. A usable repository must be ready for the next academic session, which starts in April.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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