Hindu Religion and

Moral EducationClass Six

Hindu Religion & Moral EducationFor Class Six

Written byProfessor Dr. Paresh Chandra MandalProfessor Dr. Dulal Kanti Bhowmik

Bishnu DasDr. Dhirendra Nath Tarafder

Dr. Shishir MallikShikha Das

Edited byProfessor Niranjan Adhikary

Translated byDr. Chinmoy Howlader

Sukanto Roy

Prescribed by the National Curriculum & Textbook Board as aTextbook for Class VI for the Academic Year 2013.

NATIONAL CURRICULUM AND TEXTBOOK BOARD, DHAKA

Published byNational Curriculum and Textbook Board69-70, Motijheel Commercial Area, Dhaka-1000

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Trial EditionFirst Publication: December, 2012

Co-ordinatorDr. Uttam Kumar Das

Cover DesignSudarshan BacharSujaul Abedeen

IllustratorUjjal Ghose

Computer ComposeBarnans Color Scan

DesignNational Curriculum & Textbook Board

For free distribution from academic year 2010 by the Government of Bangladesh.

Printed by :

Professor Md. Mostafa KamaluddinChairman

National Curriculum and Textbook Board, Dhaka.

PREFACEEducation is the pre-requisite for the holistic development in our national life. To cope with the challenges of the fast changing world and to lead Bangladesh to the doorstep of development and prosperity, a well educated and skilled population is needed. In order to build up a nation imbued with the spirit of the Language Movement and our Liberation War, the secondary education aims at flourishing the talents and prospects inherent in the learners. Besides, the other aims also include expansion and consolidation of the basic knowledge and skills of the learners acquired at the primary level in order to make them fit for entry into higher education.The aims of secondary education further emphasise on developing these learners as skilled and competent citizens of the country through the process of acquiring knowledge at the backdrop of socio-economic, cultural and environmental settings.Keeping the aims and objectives of National Education Policy 2010 ahead, the curriculum at the secondary level has been revised. In the revised curriculum the national aims, objectives and contemporary needs have been reflected. Along with these expected learning outcomes have been determined based on the learner's age, merit and level of acquisition. Besides, efforts have been made to raise, starting from the level of moral and humanistic values down to awareness on history and tradition, the spirit of the Liberation War, passion for art-culture and literature, patriotism, feelings for nature and equal dignity to all irrespective of religions, caste, creed and sex. Efforts have also been made to apply science in all spheres of our life in order to build a nation advanced in science. Attempts are also there to make the learner capable of implementing the goals envisioned in Digital Bangladesh-2021.In the light of the present curriculum almost all the textbooks at the secondary level have been introduced. While introducing the textbooks, the capacity, aptitude and prior knowledge of the learners have been taken into utmost consideration. While selecting the contexts and their presentation special attention has been given on the expansion of the learner's creative faculty. Adding learning outcomes at the beginning of each chapter, hints about the achievable knowledge of the learners have been given. By adding variety of activities, creative and other questions evaluation has also been made creative.The textbook Hindu Religion of secondary level for classes’ six to eight under National Education Policy 2010 is named ‘Hindu Religion and Moral Education’. In every chapter of this textbook, theoretical subjects are simply presented and religious conception of practical education and implementations of them are discussed. As a result, by reading this book, students will realize that theoretical knowledge of religion is not limited within the spiritual discussion and rituals; rather it is the guideline for building moral character and good human beings in society.Considering the challenges and commitments of 21st century and following the revised curriculum the textbook has been written. Therefore we welcome with our highest consideration any suggestions, both constructive and rationale as well for the further improvement of the book. Amidst huge activities needed for introducing a textbook, this one has been written within a very short span of time frame. We will continue our effort to make the next edition of this book more beautiful, decent and free from any types of errors.We appreciate the endeavours of those who assisted very sincerely with their merit and hard work in the process of writing, translating, editing, illustration, introducing sample questions and printing of the book. We hope the book will ensure joyful reading and achievement of expected skills from the learners.

2013Academic Year

6- Hindu