Poem on National War Memorial, Veer Abdul Hameed chapter added to Class 6 NCERT
Shivani Sharma | 20 September 2024 | India Today
Developed in alignment with the vision of the National Education Policy 2020 and National Curriculum Framework for School Education 2023, a poem titled 'National War Memorial' and a chapter titled 'Veer Abdul Hameed - have been included in the NCERT curriculum of Class 6 from this year. This initiative, jointly undertaken by the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Education, is to teach the values of patriotism, devotion to duty and courage & sacrifice among school children and youth participation in nation-building.
The poem "National War Memorial' is to appreciate the spirit behind it. The chapter titled 'Veer Abdul Hameed’ honours the Braveheart CQMH Abdul Hameed who made a supreme sacrifice fighting for the country during the India-Pakistan war of 1965 and was awarded the country's highest gallantry award, the Param Veer Chakra (posthumously).
It may be noted that PM Narendra Modi dedicated the National War Memorial to the nation on February 25, 2019, in the iconic Central Vista 'C' Hexagon, India Gate, New Delhi. The National War Memorial was set up to inculcate a sense of high moral values, sacrifice, national spirit, and belongingness in every citizen and to pay a befitting tribute to the soldiers who laid down their lives defending the nation.