CBSE includes Himachal literary gem Pawan Chauhan’s masterpiece ‘Khilono Ko Lag Gayi Thand’ in Class II syllabus

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MANDI: The CBSE is set to incorporate ‘Khilono Ko Lag Gayi Thand’, a masterpiece by literary gem from Sundernagar Pawan Chauhan, in the Class II curriculum.

‘Khilono Ko Lag Gayi Thand’ will become an integral part of the Hindi textbook ‘Nav Unmesh’ in the CBSE curriculum for the second grade, beginning the 2024-25 academic session. This inclusion in New Saraswati House’s textbook aligns with the National Curriculum Framework-2022 (Foundation Level) and aims to instill a scientific perspective while fostering children’s interest and concentration.

The Hindi textbook will be taught in CBSE-affiliated private schools and showcases works by acclaimed authors such as Nirankar Dev ‘Sevak’, Shyam Sundar Srivastava ‘Komal’, Dr Vinod Prasoon, RC Prasad Singh, Naina Adgarkar, Raja Chaurasiya and Vandana Chauhan.

Pawan Chauhan, who holds postgraduate degrees in both mathematics and Hindi, currently serves as a lecturer at the Senior Secondary School at Sainji in Sundernagar sub-division of Mandi district. Actively involved in poetry, storytelling, children’s stories and feature writing, his works find regular publication in leading Indian newspapers and magazines. His significant contributions to Himachal children’s literature have earned him a place in various state and university curricula.
Pawan’s literary works have been translated into the Nepali language too. He also contributed to a regular tourism column titled ‘Tour’ in the Sunday magazine ‘Umang’ of the national newspaper ‘Rashtriya Sahara’ in 2014.
His published repertoire includes ‘Kinare Ki Chattan’ (a collection of poetry), ‘Vah Bilkul Chup Thi’ (short stories), ‘Bholu Bhalu Sudhar Gaya’ (children’s stories), ‘Himachal Ka Bal Sahitya’ (research reference), ‘Jadon Se Judav’ (initiative for heritage conservation), ’21 Shreshth Balman Ki Kahaniyan Himachal’ (edited book), ‘Bindli Aur Laddu’ (children’s stories), and ‘Poonch Kata Chuha’ (children’s stories).

As a guest editor, he has curated columns on children in ‘Divyata’, a monthly magazine published in Lucknow, and ‘Hastakshar’, a web magazine. Moreover, he oversees children’s literature (occasional) in the quarterly magazine ‘Shail Sutra’ published in Nainital.
Chauhan has garnered numerous accolades for his commendable works, including the ‘Hindi Sahitya Bhushan’ award for children’s literature, the second prize in a story competition organised by the Himachal Literature Council (Mandi) and the ‘Himtaru State Award’ for children’s literature in 2017 (Kullu). Further recognition includes the ‘Dharm Prakash Sahitya Mani Award 2018’ from Nava Prayas (Shimla) and the ‘Children’s Literature Creation Award 2019’ from Balvatika and Vinayak University, Rajasthan.