School curriculum to include Tales of valour of soldiers: Education Minister

Veer Gatha, one of the projects launched as a part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ was organised to inspire and spread awareness among children about the gallant deeds and sacrifices of the Armed Forces.

On the 75^th Independence Day of India, the Education Ministry has decided to work with the Defence Ministry to include tales of valour of India’s soldiers in the last 75 years into school curriculum and textbooks, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Friday.

To strengthen sense of responsibility towards the nation

The step is being taken to make the upcoming generations aware of the sacrifices and contributions of made by Indian soldiers towards the nation. “To strengthen the sense of ‘responsibility towards the nation’ from an early age, the Education Ministry in consultation with Defence Ministry will also work to include the valour of our soldiers and India’s veer gatha in the last 75 years into the school curriculum and our textbooks,” Pradhan said.

The Minister made the statement while addressing the gathering at the awards ceremony for 25 winners of the “Veer Gatha” contest (Super 25) here.

Veer Gatha, one of the projects launched as a part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ was organised to inspire and spread awareness among children about the gallant deeds and sacrifices of the Armed Forces.

The nationwide contest, Veer Gatha was held between October 21 and November 20, 2021, more than 8.04 lakh students from 4,788 schools were encouraged to share inspirational stories through essays, poems, drawings and multimedia presentations. After several rounds of evaluation, 25 students were selected and declared as “Super 25”. “Super 25 and Veer Gatha Project has brought out young India’s patriotism and respect for our heroes in the most creative ways. It is an attempt towards developing strong patriotic fervour and a sense of gratitude towards our bravehearts,” the Minister said.

“The Education Ministry will soon develop an institutional mechanism for awarding academic credits for certificates received under this initiative,” he added.

Sena Super 25

The Education Minister also suggested that the contest be renamed as ‘Sena Super 25’ in the honour of the country’s soldiers. “This time Super 25 was conducted among 8 lakh students across 5,000 schools and we will work to take this initiative to all schools in India and to over 1 crore students going forward,” he said.

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