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21-05-2025
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Uttarakhand madrasas to include Operation Sindoor in syllabus
The Uttarakhand Madarsa Education Board on Tuesday said that it will include Operation Sindoor in the madrasa curriculum. Mufti Shamoon Qasmi, the board's chief, made the announcement following a meeting with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. 'Uttarakhand is not just devbhoomi, which is land of gods, but also the veerbhoomi meaning the land of soldiers,' Qasmi was quoted as saying by The Hindu. 'We have decided to include Operation Sindoor and stories of other military operations done by our defence forces in the syllabus which will be taught…so that our students get to know about the valour of the Indian forces.' Describing Pakistan as a ' nefarious country ', Qasmi said that Operation Sindoor was necessary because 'Pakistan is an evil country and we had to teach them a lesson after they took the lives of our citizens', ANI reported. He also described the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack as a sign of disregard for the Quran. #OperationSindoor will be taught as a part of curriculum in all Madarsas of Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand Madarsa Board under patronage of CM Shri @pushkardhami ji has already implemented NCERT syllabus and imparting modern education. @narendramodi @PMOIndia @ukcmo — Mufti Shamoon Qasmi (@muftishamoon) May 20, 2025 More than 50,000 students are enrolled in about 451 madrasas in Uttarakhand, The Hindu reported. According to the 2016 Uttarakhand Madarsa Board Act, the board has the authority to decide the curriculum, select textbooks and materials, and develop course manuscripts, The Indian Express reported. Qasmi had previously said that Sanskrit, along with Hindu epics such as the Mahabharat and Ramayan, would be introduced in madrasas. However, the proposed changes have not yet been implemented, The Indian Express added. On May 10, India and Pakistan reached an 'understanding' to halt firing following a four-day conflict. Tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad had escalated on May 7 when the Indian military carried out strikes – codenamed Operation Sindoor – on what it claimed were terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The strikes were in response to the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, which killed 26 persons on April 22. The Pakistan Army retaliated to Indian strikes by repeatedly shelling Indian villages along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. At least 22 Indian civilians and eight defence personnel were killed.
The Hindu
20-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Madrasa students in Uttarakhand to study Operation Sindoor in their syllabus
The Uttarakhand Madarsa Education Board on Tuesday said that it has decided to introduce Operation Sindoor in its madrasa curriculum. Mufti Shamoon Qasmi, President of the Uttarakhand Madrasa Education Council, met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi. Speaking to the media, Mr. Qasmi said the step is aimed at instilling a sense of patriotism among students of madrasas. Praising the bravery of the armed forces, he emphasised that Uttarakhand is the 'land of heroes' and hence stories of armed forced must be taught to each student here. 'Uttarakhand is not just Devbhoomi, which is land of gods, but also the veerbhoomi meaning the land of soldiers. We have decided to include Operation Sindoor and stories of other military operations done by our defence forces in the syllabus which will be taught up to the Alia, that is intermediate, so that our students get to know about the valour of the Indian forces,' Mr. Qasmi further said. As part of Operation Sindoor, India and Pakistan engaged in a military confrontation for over four days with India's precision strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on May 7. The tensions between the two countries escalated after 26 civilians were killed in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on April 22. An offshoot of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, The Resistance Front, claimed responsibility for the incident. Describing Pakistan as a 'nefarious country', Mr. Qasmi said it was essential to teach the neighbour a lesson for the way it attacked India and killed people in Pahalgam. Uttarakhand has around 451 madrasas, in which over 50,000 students take classes.
