Ramayana, Mahabharata to become part of Saudi Arabia's school curriculum
Battle scene between Kripa and Shikhandi from Mahabharata (Credits: Wikimedia Commons)
In a series of reforms undertaken by Prince Mohammed bin Salman for Saudi Arabia, education has taken one of the top spots.Now a tweet about Prince Salman’s “Vision 2030” for the country has gone viral on social media.
Turns out, the country will inculcate information about Hinduism and Buddhism. This will include teaching students about Ramayana and Mahabharata.
A user on Twitter shared images of the test question for their son’s social studies exam, which included questions about the Hindu epics.
“Saudi Arabia’s new #vision2030 & curriculum will help to create a coexistent, moderate & tolerant generation. Screenshots of my son's school exam today in Social Studies included concepts & history of Hinduism, Buddhism,Ramayana, Karma, Mahabharata Dharma. I enjoyed helping him study,” the tweet read.
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Saudi Arabia’s new #vision2030 & curriculum will help to create coexistent,moderate & tolerant generation. Screenshots of my sons school exam today in Social Studies included concepts & history of Hinduism,Buddhism,Ramayana, Karma, Mahabharata &Dharma. I enjoyed helping him study pic.twitter.com/w9c8WYstt9 — Nouf Almarwaai نوف المروعي 🇸🇦 (@NoufMarwaai) April 15, 2021
That’s not it! To realise Vision 2030 for the country, Prince Salman is attempting to mainstream yoga and Ayurveda, which find their roots in India. Besides including Mahabharata and Ramayana in the school curriculum, English language has also been made mandatory as part of the reforms.
The image was tweeted by Nouf Almarwaai, who received the Padma Shri award for being the first certified yoga instructor in Saudi Arabia. The tweet was posted on April 15 and has gone viral since then.