West Bengal Revises School Curriculum, Adds Syama Prasad Mookerjee, Drops Singur Chapter
The West Bengal government plans to revise the school curriculum by introducing lessons on Syama Prasad Mookerjee, founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, and removing the chapter on the Singur anti-land acquisition movement from Class 8 textbooks. The committee also recommends dropping the Kanyashree scheme chapter from Class 6. Information and Communication Technology will be added as a subject for Classes 5 to 8, along with third-language textbooks for Classes 7 and 8. The government is considering changes to examination schedules and the no-detention policy up to Class 9.
First-hand measurement across 7 sources
We measured how 7 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 0%, Centre 95%, Right 5%). Overall sentiment is neutral (51/100). Lens Score 49/100.
Outlets measured: indiatoday, thetelegraph, deccanherald, ndtv, hindustantimes, economictimes, hindustantimes. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 7 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–52/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
hindustantimes broke this story on 4 Nov, 05:44 pm. Other outlets followed.