Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad city district education office has introduced a program aimed at teaching students of classes 6 to 12 the philosophy of the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita through verse recitation in local schools. This program builds on the earlier inclusion of select verses from the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita in the curriculum by providing audio lessons. The education department has created 108 audio recordings for students, each featuring a verse along with its explanation. These three-minute au...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Education Department of the Government of Gujarat launched a supplementary reader book based on 'Bhagavad Gita.' The book contains spiritual principles and values embodied in the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita. It will become a part of the curriculum for students from classes 6 to 8 starting from the next academic year. Dr. Kuber Dindor, Cabinet Minister for Primary, Secondary, and Adult Education; Praful Pansheriya, Minister of State for Primary, Secondary, and Adult Education, Higher ...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has asked the state government and the Centre to respond to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the decision to introduce the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita in school prayer programs and as part of the curriculum. The court posted the matter to July 3 and asked the government to file their reply by that time. The PIL was filed by Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind, Gujarat, which argued that prescribing a Hindu religious text for schoolchildren violated constitutional ...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court, on Monday, while hearing a PIL challenging the state government's decision to include the Bhagwat Gita in the school curriculum for students of classes 6-12 issued a notice to both central and state governments over the matter. A Bench of Chief Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Ashutosh J Shastri sought the government's response to the plea filed by Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind against the decision made by the state education department on March 17th. As per the p...Read More