Children studying in schools of Jharkhand will now read about the life struggle of Dishom Guru Shibu Soren and their social reform campaigns. In a meeting chaired by Education Secretary Umashankar Singh, it was decided that Shibu Soren was in the textbooks from class 1 to 12
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Shibu Soren started the Dhankatani movement with Gola, it gradually reached Tundi via Bokaro. This picture is from the same era.
Story of Mahajani system and movement
In the new books, children will be told how the tribals were exploited under the Mahajani system and how Shibu Soren fought against it. They used to hide the movement in the forests.
People raised their voice against exploitation by organizing people. Through the stories of their struggle, students will not only get information about history, but will also give a message of social justice and equality.
Class will be syllabus
The syllabus will be according to the class. Students of classes 1 and 2 will be taught Guruji’s life introduction through Chitraka. In class 4 books, the initiative of environmental protection and social reform will be explained through poetry and story. His anti -drug campaign in the social science subject of class 6 and the concept of local self -government will be included.
Shibu Soren, along with Binod Bihari Mahato and AK Rai, established the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on 4 February 1973.
At the same time, in class 7, students will be given information about Akil Akhara i.e. night school. Class 8 will mention Guruji’s movements and human aspects of life, while class 9 will include his detailed biography in Hindi, English and Urdu books.
19 -point campaign will also be included
The 19 -point program run by Shibu Soren for social reform and tribal upliftment will also be made part of the course. These include plans like community farming, women crafts centers, libraries, collective animal forms, hospitals, plant protection, fisheries in ponds, protection of forest, ban on dowry and child marriage, liquor ban and night school. In class related books of class 11, this program will be taught in Hindi, English and Urdu, so that students can understand the depth of these schemes of social reform.
Study will be done in detail till class 12
In senior classes, a detailed study of Shibu Soren’s political visit, struggle and work done for society will be done. His biography, movement and contribution by class 12 will be presented as chapters in various subjects. This decision will not only give information about the movement of Jharkhand and the progress of tribal society, but they will also get real examples of social reform and leadership.