YES. I think that there should be only one text book for a particular subject. Reference books keep the avenues of teaching wide open.

Salil Kumar Kar
Calcutta

NO. Text books are indispensable. Other avenues are secondary choices.

Biplab Paul
Rishra

NO. Text books present the reading material in a cogent form and so writing skills cannot improve unless children read good text books.

Susmita Mitra
Calcutta

YES. A single text book on a particular subject should suffice. Students should not be unnecessarily burdened.

PARAMA RAY
Calcutta

YES. Books are no doubt an ideal source of information, but the audio-visual format of teaching can also be very fruitful.

Kshama Agarwal
MCKVIE, Howrah

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