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Pani, asman, dost among Persian, Arabic-origin words Bengal panel wants to remove
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- The West Bengal Syllabus Committee is reviewing school textbooks with plans to replace several words of Persian and Arabic origin with terms described as more traditional to Bengali. The proposal, which has sparked criticism regarding cultural interference, also includes the removal of the Singur movement and the Kanyashree project from the curriculum.
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Sign in to give feedbackThe West Bengal Syllabus Committee is considering changes to school textbooks that could see several Persian- and Arabic-origin words replaced with terms it considers more traditional to Bengali usage.
The proposed changes are being examined for textbooks covering Classes I to X and include commonly used words such as pani (water), rangdhonu (rainbow), kitab (book), imarat (building), asman (sky), fajr (dawn), gosol (bath) and dost (friend).
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