PRAYAGRAJ, March 24 -- Urdu students enrolled in class 3 of government-run primary (classes 1 to 5) and composite (classes 1 to 8) schools functioning under the UP Basic Education Council across the state will also study about the significance of Sangam, the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna in Prayagraj.

The topic on Sangam has been included in 'Hamara Hindustan' which is one of the two chapters included in their Urdu textbook Sitar-1, said officials of the state basic education department. Another chapter is 'Nainital ki sair'. Adapting NCERT's Urdu book Sitar-1 in the context of Uttar Pradesh, which is being introduced in the schools from new year 2025-26, experts of the State Institute of Education (SIE)-Prayagraj have added these t...