06-21-2007, 10:37 PM
Bollywood makes entry into NCERT text book
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Remember the Amitabh Bachchan-starrer "Deewar" in which a boy who earns his livelihood by polishing shoes at the footpath refuses to pick up a coin thrown at him.
The plot may be part of Bollywood folklore, but the message of "self dignity" it conveys has enabled it to find a place in the Social Science and Political Life-II text book prepared by the NCERT for Class VII students. The text book also carries the still of the scene from the film.
"The particular scene shows how the boy feels dignity in work and he insists that money be given respectfully. <span style='color:red'>This will inculcate a sense of self dignity among students who will respect others' self esteem also</span>," NCERT spokesman B C Patro told PTI.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Remember the Amitabh Bachchan-starrer "Deewar" in which a boy who earns his livelihood by polishing shoes at the footpath refuses to pick up a coin thrown at him.
The plot may be part of Bollywood folklore, but the message of "self dignity" it conveys has enabled it to find a place in the Social Science and Political Life-II text book prepared by the NCERT for Class VII students. The text book also carries the still of the scene from the film.
"The particular scene shows how the boy feels dignity in work and he insists that money be given respectfully. <span style='color:red'>This will inculcate a sense of self dignity among students who will respect others' self esteem also</span>," NCERT spokesman B C Patro told PTI.
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