Thursday, May 29, 2008
11 per cent of south Delhi students carry weapons
New Delhi: Over 11 per cent of students in the upscale south Delhi carry weapons, a study by Safdarjung Hospital said on Wednesday.
The hospital's community medicine department studied three schools and two colleges in south Delhi and surveyed 550 students mainly below 19 years of age.
Rahul Sharma, professor at the department, said they carried out the survey to assess violent behaviour among students. He said many students carrying weapons said they do so as means of self-protection.
The survey found both male and female students are carrying weapons though the percentage of female students was very low.
Weapons that students carry vary from a knife to a hunter to a gun. Sticks and daggers too have made it to schools and colleges.
In December 2007, a class 8 student shot dead two of his classmates inside a school in Gurgaon on the outskirt of Delhi.
Source: Indo-Asian News Service
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Marginalisation of Muslims now part of NCERT textbook'
Marginalisation of Muslims now part of NCERT textbook'
Wed, May 28 07:51 PM
New Delhi, May 28 (PTI) Social inequalities with respect to religion and caste prevailing in India and the Muslims not getting adequate benefit in the economic development of the country are now part of school textbook prepared by the NCERT. To make students understand this phenomenon, the NCERT has introduced a chapter 'Muslims and Marginalisation' in the Class-VIII Social Sciences textbook which speaks about how the Muslims have not got proper benefit in the social and economic development in the country.
The chapter has also cited the findings of the study on Muslims' status prepared by Justice Rajinder Sachar in 2006. The chapter also gives data about economic and educational development of the Muslim community.
"Social inequalities have been clearly mentioned in the book so that the students can themselves understand the reality in terms of caste, religion and gender," Dipta Bhog, advisor of the book, said. The chapter speaks about the proportional representation of the community in various service sectors.
Examples on social inequalities have been given as case studies to help the children better understand the issue, she said. "Through the chapter, an effort has been made to explain how marginalisation is related to the feeling of prejudices and lack of ability.
Marginalisation not only weakens the social status but also deprives the people of availing education and utilisation of resources," said an NCERT official. PTI.
Wed, May 28 07:51 PM
New Delhi, May 28 (PTI) Social inequalities with respect to religion and caste prevailing in India and the Muslims not getting adequate benefit in the economic development of the country are now part of school textbook prepared by the NCERT. To make students understand this phenomenon, the NCERT has introduced a chapter 'Muslims and Marginalisation' in the Class-VIII Social Sciences textbook which speaks about how the Muslims have not got proper benefit in the social and economic development in the country.
The chapter has also cited the findings of the study on Muslims' status prepared by Justice Rajinder Sachar in 2006. The chapter also gives data about economic and educational development of the Muslim community.
"Social inequalities have been clearly mentioned in the book so that the students can themselves understand the reality in terms of caste, religion and gender," Dipta Bhog, advisor of the book, said. The chapter speaks about the proportional representation of the community in various service sectors.
Examples on social inequalities have been given as case studies to help the children better understand the issue, she said. "Through the chapter, an effort has been made to explain how marginalisation is related to the feeling of prejudices and lack of ability.
Marginalisation not only weakens the social status but also deprives the people of availing education and utilisation of resources," said an NCERT official. PTI.
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