The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been making changes in an attempt to revamp its image for a while now. Now the country has amended its school curriculum to include Ramayana, Mahabharata.
These two sagas are a key part of Hinduism and Indian culture. Once again, these changes are part of the Vision 2030 of the Saudi Crown Prince, Muhammad bin Salman.
According to Hindustan Times, aside from this, other significant elements of Indian culture like yoga and Ayurveda will also be included in the school curriculum.
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MBS and his Vision 2030, seeks to create an economy independent of oil. Therefore, Saudi Arabia is trying to create an environment for investment in terms of the global economy.
This also involves making amends to the educational system to reduce the dependence on oil revenue. According to this vision, KSA’s education curriculum will now involve the history and culture of different countries.
The government of Saudi Arabia has taken several major steps to restructure its economy.
A Saudi yogi, Nouf Almarwaai even tweeted screenshots of her son’s social studies exam with questions about Hinduism, Buddhism, and Hindu epics the Ramayana and Mahabharata. She is also dubbed Saudi’s first Yogiacharya and has even been awarded a Padma Shri by India.
“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.”
https://twitter.com/NoufMarwaai/status/1382694702852538379
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