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It was suggested that unlike the Eklavya textbooks which were focused on select geographical parts of Madhya Pradesh, the books for Lok Jumbish should relate to the entire state of Rajasthan. In geography, this meant taking the entire range of Rajasthan figuratively termed Maru-Meru-Mal. This meant that Eklavya had to introduce a chapter on the theme of desert villages as part of its series of village studies in Class VI geography. They also suggested including themes of relevance like the revival of the Arvari Nadi by the Tarun Bharat Sangh.

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Delhi SCERT began preparing new textbooks for all classes in 2003. Several resources persons who had also helped Eklavya were part of the core team that prepared and edited the social science textbooks [Page 303]for Delhi SCERT. The textbooks reflect clearly the influence of Eklavya's work and a creative use of its experiences especially in the history and civics sections. These books in effect provide an alternative and a counter point to Eklavya's work.

Issues emerging out of the textbook work have been taken up for research studies by members of the team. A study on the learning of concepts in physical geography has been conducted. It is being finalized and prepared for publication. Another study on children's perception of government structures has been conducted and published by Eklavya (George, 2007).

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