Bhagavad Gita lessons to be part of morning assembly in 650 Ahmedabad schools

Minority-run institutes will be advised to implement the project as well, the district education officer said.

Audiovisual lessons on the Hindu scripture Bhagavad Gita are set to become a mandatory part of morning assemblies in 650 schools in Ahmedabad district, reported The Indian Express.

Gujarat education minister Praful Pansheriya on Tuesday launched the “Vidyarthi Jeevan Pathdarshak Banshe Shreemad Bhagavad Gita” project, which means “Bhagavad Gita will become a guide to student life”.

In February, the Bharatiya Janata Party leader had tabled a resolution in the state Assembly to make the Bhagavad Gita a part of school curricula for classes 6 to 12. The resolution was passed unopposed.

Over 3,000 teachers will begin their training for the “Vidyarthi Jeevan Pathdarshak Banshe Shreemad Bhagavad Gita” project this week.

“It will apply to all schools – government, grant-in-aid and private,” Krupa Jha, the district education officer for Ahmedabad Rural, told The Indian Express. “Even as we cannot force it, the minority-run schools will be advised to implement the project in their schools too.”

The project is “based on the ancient and rich Indian enlightened heritage”, Pansheriya said in a social media post on Tuesday.

“Based on selected 51 verses of the Gita, this project is designed as a unique initiative to help students live their lives, enhance their personality and strengthen their morale,” he said.
“Based on selected 51 verses of the Gita, this project is designed as a unique initiative to help students live their lives, enhance their personality and strengthen their morale,” he said.

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