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Delhi’s Public Schools Put Happiness at Top of Curriculum

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India’s education system has long focused on academic achievement, but in an unusual initiative, the Delhi government has introduced a “Class of Happiness” in the city’s public schools to turn the focus on emotional wellbeing. Educators hope the idea, influenced by its tiny neighbor Bhutan, will help reduce rising levels of stress and anxiety in a country that ranks low on the World Happiness Index. Anjana Pasricha reports.

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