West Bengal to Honor Mookerjee: Curriculum Changes, Statue, and Museum Planned

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced on Thursday that contributions of Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee will be included in the state's curriculum from school to university levels starting next academic year. A special committee decided this as part of marking Mookerjee’s 125th birth anniversary. The government plans to publish a book and bilingual biography on Mookerjee within the year, erect a 125-foot statue at Eco Park, and restore his ancestral home in Hooghly district with a library and museum.