Indian kids are being taught about bombs and knives at nursery schools

[Mr Javed]

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LUCKNOW: Angry parents are demanding to know why their kids are being taught about bombs and knives at nursery schools in a northern Indian state.

They complain that a book on Hindi language alphabets for children aged 4 to 5 says that “B” stands for bomb and “Ch” for “Chaku”, or knife. Pictures accompany the words.

Ram Authar Dixit, president of the Parents-Student Welfare Association of Gurukul Academy in Uttar Pradesh state, said Sunday that the national education board was investigating how such a book was cleared for private nursery schools.

More than 100 schools in the state have been using the book.

Javed Alam, a board official, blamed the book publisher for the lapse.

The Federal Board of Secondary Education issues broad guidelines to state and private schools relating to books, but leaves the content to publishers. It steps in in case of complaints, Alam said.

“It is the responsibility of the education board to provide clean books to the students,” said Dixit, a parent.

The publisher could not be immediately reached for comment.

“Children have an impressionable mind. If students are taught about bombs and knives at this stage this would develop a negative mindset for them,” Ananya Tiwari, a child psychologist, told The Associated Press in Lucknow, the state capital.

Indian parents outraged at ‘B is for Bomb’ books | DAWN.COM

[karan.1970]

What a moron this publisher must be..

[Subramanian]

hahahaha,

happens only in UP.

[third eye]

Stupid publishers, and even stupider state education board.

[Dr. NooB NinjA]

The publisher to me seems someone who is described with a word starting with a "C" and sounding like Bhutiya..!!

[Roybot]

Gotto love the sensationalist headline though

[Oscar]

And while Bomb is still an english word..
How the hell is Chaku part of the english language?
Must be some dumb "dont do phadda ,let be dosti" type 2 no person.

[Generally Khan]

Its a state-school. Kids hardly learn anything there.

[Syama Ayas]

And while Bomb is still an english word..
How the hell is Chaku part of the english language?

They complain that a book on Hindi language alphabets for children aged 4 to 5 says that “B” stands for bomb and “Ch” for “Chaku”, or knife. Pictures accompany the words.

Actually B should stand for bum, thats how they spell bomb in Hindi.

[Generally Khan]

Actually B should stand for bum, thats how they spell bomb in Hindi.

I was thinking the exact same think. I hardly ever hear anyone say "Bomb". Its always *BUM* *BUM* *BUM*.

[RazPaK]

If this happened in Pakistan, the bhartis would be having a field day. Thank goodness it happened in India.

[JAT BALWAN]

Publisher trying to do something new in words....
Ball
Bat
Boy are all old words "bomb" looks unique to him ... what a dumb he is...

But CH for Chaku is alright, all knifes are not for kill... mostly used for cutting vegetables I think...
He must be more innovative about "CH" word....

[meghdut]

I remember a South Indian movie I once watched and a dialogue by the Villain was something like this "Bachpan me maine A for Apple nahin A for Acid B for Bomb sikha hai", I thought then such absurdity is only possible in movies. How naive was I !..........

[Subramanian]

Actually B should stand for bum, thats how they spell bomb in Hindi.

it is bumb with the last b silent.

[Jackdaws]

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I remember a South Indian movie I once watched and a dialogue by the Villain was something like this "Bachpan me maine A for Apple nahin A for Acid B for Bomb sikha hai", I thought then such absurdity is only possible in movies. How naive was I !..........

Absurdity?? South Indian movie??? You don't say...