Students Urge Centre to Include Northeast's History, Culture in NCERT Syllabus The latest plea from students' unions from the northeast comes after a YouTuber from Punjab recently described Arunachal Pradesh as a part of China, drawing severe criticism. YouTuber Paras Singh was arrested from Ludhiana by Arunachal Pradesh police for making racist comments against people of the state. Photo: Twitter. Rights6 hours ago Agartala:Â At least 40 student organisations from eight universities in northeast India have decided to create a ‘Twitter storm’ on Friday (June 4), asking the Central government to mandatorily include a chapter on the history and culture of the region in the NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training) syllabus in a bid to fight racism.