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Uttarakhand Waqf Board set to teach Ramayan in Madrasas

The Uttarakhand Waqf Board has announced that it will teach Ramayan and lessons on Hindu deity Ram in madrasas under the body.The move is aimed at “modernising the curriculum and align it with the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) syllabus”.

Shadab Shams, BJP leader and Uttarakhand Waqf Board chairperson said the introduction of Lord Ram’s teachings will commence in four madrasas situated in Dehradun, Haridwar, Udham Singh Nagar, and Nainital from March, which will later expand to other institutions run by the Waqf Board in the state.

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