Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will soon feature in Andhra Pradesh school textbooks

From June 2016, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will be immortalised in textbooks of school students in Andhra Pradesh. A report in The Hindu states that the Andhra Pradesh government has revised Telugu non-detailed books from the sixth to the 10th standard and English textbooks from first to fifth standard.

Satya Nadella will be one among some of the new people featured in the new textbooks. The late mountaineer Malli Mastan Babu, who was the fastest to climb seven tallest peaks in the seven continents, and artist and writer late Sanjeev Dev will also be part of the lesson titled ‘Spoorthi Pradaathulu’ (Role Models) in the Telugu non-detailed book for eighth standard, adds the report.

Renowned radiation oncologist, Nori Dattatreyudu, and oil technologist late SD Tirumala Rao, have been included in the ninth standard Telugu non-detailed textbook, according to AP State Council of Educational Research and Training (APSCERT) Director M V Rajya Lakshmi.

Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy and Kaneganti Hanumanthu, both freedom fighters are also part of the sixth grade textbook. Cultural aspects have been included in the new textbooks as well. Kuchipudi and different folk forms ‘Harikatha’, ‘Burra Katha’, ‘Tappeta Gullu’ and ‘Kurra Vanji’ are now part of the seventh standard Telugu non-detailed book, according to the report.

The Class 10 Telugu textbook has a lesson called ‘Mana Rajadhani’ which talks about the history and importance of the ancient town of Amaravati and its significance today.

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