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Education
West Bengal to Add Syama Prasad Mookerjee to School Syllabus, Remove Singur Chapter
✍️ India Today
🗓 05 Nov 2026, 11:17 AM
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The West Bengal education board announced that upcoming school textbooks will feature Syama Prasad Mookerjee and will omit the previously taught Singur land‑acquisition chapter.
The West Bengal School Education Department has approved a revision of the state’s school curriculum. Under the new guidelines, textbooks for secondary classes will incorporate a dedicated section on Syama Prasad Mookerjee, the founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and a prominent figure in India’s early post‑independence politics.
At the same time, the department has decided to delete the chapter that dealt with the Singur land‑acquisition episode, which had been part of the social‑science syllabus in recent years. Officials said the change reflects a broader effort to streamline content and focus on topics deemed more relevant to the current educational objectives.
The revision will be implemented from the next academic session, with publishers instructed to update the relevant textbooks accordingly. Teachers have been asked to familiarize themselves with the new material before the start of classes.
No further details on the rationale behind the specific inclusion or removal were provided, and the board has not indicated any immediate impact on examination patterns.
At the same time, the department has decided to delete the chapter that dealt with the Singur land‑acquisition episode, which had been part of the social‑science syllabus in recent years. Officials said the change reflects a broader effort to streamline content and focus on topics deemed more relevant to the current educational objectives.
The revision will be implemented from the next academic session, with publishers instructed to update the relevant textbooks accordingly. Teachers have been asked to familiarize themselves with the new material before the start of classes.
No further details on the rationale behind the specific inclusion or removal were provided, and the board has not indicated any immediate impact on examination patterns.