West Bengal To Add Shyama Prasad Mookerjee Chapters To Syllabus
Kolkata: Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday had announced inclusion of chapters on Shyama Prasad Mookerjee in syllabus from school to university. Addressing a press conference at the state secretariat Nabanna, Adhikari also mentioned that the West Bengal government will also renovate the ancestral house of Mookerjee in Jirat in Hooghly district. “In a meeting we have also approved a…
West Bengal's Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced on Thursday that chapters about Shyama Prasad Mookerjee will be added to the school and university syllabus. Speaking at a press conference at the state secretariat Nabanna, Adhikari mentioned plans to renovate Mookerjee's ancestral house in Jirat, Hooghly district. The government has also approved a series of projects, including a 125-foot tall statue and museum at Kolkata’s Eco Park, and the publication of commemorative books.
Mookerjee, who served as India's first Industry and Education Minister during independent India, will be taught in syllabus from the following year. Adhikari emphasized the importance of teaching younger generations about Mookerjee's historical contributions, nationalist philosophy, and patriotism. In the meeting, it was also decided that the state government will purchase 30 decimals of land at Mookerjee's ancestral home in Jirat, and a modern library and museum named after Sir Ashutosh Mookerjee will be built there.
Additionally, two special books on Mookerjee, one in Bengali and one in English, will be published as part of the year-long program.
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