Ambedkar's life now in Delhi Govt school curriculam
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Ambedkar's life now in Delhi Govt school curriculam

Students from classes VI to VIII will be taught lessons on Ambedkar's life.

Ambedkar's life now in Delhi Govt school curriculam

Delhi: Delhi government school students will now learn about the life, contribution and ideas of the father of Indian Constitution, Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar. They will be taught about his experiences under casteism during his early years to his ideas on parliamentary democracy.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced this during the launch of a booklet on the occassion of Ambedkar’s 63rd death anniversary. The 16-page booklet titled 'Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar – Short Biography, has been prepared by the government’s social welfare department with the help of three teachers from the Delhi University.

Students from classes VI to VIII will be taught lessons on Ambedkar's life. Class VI students will learn about his early life and education, class VII students will learn about his ideas and contribution to social and gender justice, while those in class VIII will learn about his ideas and contributions to parliamentary democracy and government.

During the launch, Kejriwal hoped that private schools too would include it in their syllabus.

“He was born in a village to a poor Dalit family, and faced untouchability and discrimination throughout his life. Back then, it was very difficult for even children of rich families to complete their education. But Babasaheb Ambedkar attained two doctoral degrees, one from Columbia University and the other from London School of Economics. It would be an honour to teach our students about how he, despite many obstacles, climbed the ladder of success,” he said.