Study material on Narayana Guru to be included in school and college text books: Madhu Bangarappa
Karnataka Minister for Primary and Secondary Education, Madhu Bangarappa, announced that study material on social reformer Narayana Guru will be included in school and college textbooks. He emphasized Narayana Guru's contributions to promoting education, human values, and fighting social discrimination.
Why it matters
This initiative aims to educate future generations about a significant social reformer, promoting values of equality, dignity, and the importance of education over superstition, potentially influencing societal perspectives and fostering a more egalitarian society.
Study material on Narayana Guru’s life, writings and social contributions will be incorporated into school and college text books, said Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Madhu Bangarappa here on Saturday.
Paying glowing tributes to Narayana Guru on the occasion of his Jayanthi celebrations in Mysuru on Saturday, Mr. Bangarappa said it was the collective responsibility of society to take the contributions of the great personality, who propagated human values, to future generations.
Mr. Bangarappa said Sri Narayana Guru was a spiritual leader and social reformer, who realised that education was essential for people to live with dignity and respect.
Born in Kerala, Narayana Guru gave the revolutionary message to ‘Make schools bigger and the pomp of temples smaller’, he said while adding that he also made efforts to convey to the world that education that creates awareness was superior to blind beliefs and superstitions.
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