Uttarakhand madrasas to include Operation Sindoor in syllabus

The Uttarakhand Madarsa Education Board on Tuesday said that it will include Operation Sindoor in the madrasa curriculum.

Mufti Shamoon Qasmi, the board’s chief, made the announcement following a meeting with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

“Uttarakhand is not just devbhoomi, which is land of gods, but also the veerbhoomi meaning the land of soldiers,” Qasmi was quoted as saying by The Hindu. “We have decided to include Operation Sindoor and stories of other military operations done by our defence forces in the syllabus which will be taught…so that our students get to know about the valour of the Indian forces.”

Describing Pakistan as a “nefarious country”, Qasmi said that Operation Sindoor was necessary because “Pakistan is an evil country and we had to teach them a lesson after they took the lives of our citizens”, ANI reported.

He also described the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack as a sign of disregard for the Quran.

#OperationSindoor will be taught as a part of curriculum in all Madarsas of Uttarakhand. Uttarakhand Madarsa Board under patronage of CM Shri @pushkardhami ji has already implemented NCERT syllabus and imparting modern education. @narendramodi @PMOIndia @ukcmo pic.twitter.com/BY1AnbvEiJ— Mufti Shamoon Qasmi (@muftishamoon) May 20, 2025

More than 50,000 students are enrolled in about 451 madrasas in Uttarakhand, The Hindu reported.

According to the 2016 Uttarakhand Madarsa Board Act, the board has the authority to decide the curriculum,...

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