Date:13/02/2003 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2003/02/13/stories/2003021307551300.htm

National

Kalpana in school syllabi

By Our Special Correspondent

MUMBAI FEB. 12. The Maharashtra Cabinet decided today to include a lesson on the life and work of the late astronaut, Kalpana Chawla, in the school curriculum with a view to inspire youngsters. The Chief Minister, Sushilkumar Shinde, told mediapersons that the State Education Board would decide on the standard and the textbook in which the lesson was to be included.