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New Delhi, The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has agreed to consider inclusion of a chapter on ‘Char Sahibzade’ of tenth Sikh guru Guru Gobind Singh ji in its syllabi from next year.This was communicated to Mr. Manjinder Singh Sirsa Delhi MLA and General Secretary Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) by NCERT.
It is worth mentioning here that Mr. Sirsa has raised the issue with Prime Minister Mr. Narinder Modi and had urged him to issue suitable directions for accomplish this task.
In a communiqué written to Mr. Sirsa on the issue the Secretary of the NCERT Major Harsh Kumar stated that Director NCERT has appreciated the concern of Mr. Sirsa regarding inclusion of ‘Char Sahibzade’ four sons of tenth Sikh guru Guru Gobind Singh ji for their unparallel valour and supreme sacrifice in India.
He informed that new policy of education is in progress which will give direction for development of National curriculum framework, syllabi and curricular material for schools. He said that Mr Sirsa’s suggestion will be placed before the expert committee/text book development committee while developing syllabi and curricular material for social science in general and history in particular.
It is worth mentioning here that Mr. Sirsa is taking up this issue as a campaign to get include history of the supreme sacrifice of four Sahibzadas in the syllabi of the schools. Mr. Sirsa said that his mission is to get the next generation aware of supreme sacrifice made by these four Sahibzadas for the nation and humanity. He said that there is no parallel in the world of the sacrifice they made at such a tender age. He said that it was must for the children of the nation to know how and when incidents of historical importance took place which shaped the destiny of the country.
Mr. Sirsa also urged all the education boards of different states to include chapters on history of supreme sacrifice in their syllabi so that children studying in these states can get equipped with these incidents of historical importance.
