Odisha School Textbook Sparks Controversy By Printing Bollywood Song 'Nimbuda-Nimbuda' Lyrics

Odisha: A surprising news has come to light from Odisha. A Class 5 English textbook reportedly contains the lyrics of the Aishwarya Rai led popular Bollywood song 'Nimbuda-Nimbuda' from the 1999 film 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam', instead of educational content.

Was it an editorial mistake?

According to a media report, the error was noticed after images of the textbook began circulating online on social media. The pages that are meant for primary school students, allegedly featured non educational content upon it. The pages were consist the song's lyrics, raising serious concerns about the editing and quality-check. It is the process followed before the books were printed.

The incident has triggered questions over how such a major mistake slipped through multiple stages of proofreading, review, and approval. Parents and education experts have expressed concern, asking how the error went unnoticed before the textbooks reached students.

So there's this Nimbuda Bollywood song, and its lyrics is in our Odia textbook as a Rajasthani folk song. 🤣🤣kids are reading those lyrics like some kind of poetry🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/DCZpYABAMb

— Chwenchyyy (@PhantomPetalss) June 28, 2026

How it came into light?

The screenshots of the textbook have gone viral on social media. Many users reacted in disbelief, while some treated the incident as a joke and shared memes. Others said that the mistake reflects poorly on the credibility of the education system.

What are likely to happen?

If the error is officially confirmed, the authorities are expected to review the textbook printing and verification process to prevent similar mistakes in the future.

Nityananda Gond, Minister, Government of Odisha had said that the three-member committee had formed by the Chief Minister Mohan Charan Manjhi. It is to look into the editorial errors found in the textbooks. This committee asked strict action against the people who were responsible for the negligence, followed by an enquiry. Now, Chief Minister has been informed that teachers will be teaching according to the correcty copies, that were sent to all the schools.

Bhubaneswar, Odisha: Minister Nityananda Gond says, "A three-member committee was formed by the Chief Minister to look into the mistakes found in textbooks. The committee conducted an inquiry and recommended strict action against those responsible for the negligence. The Chief… pic.twitter.com/LVicMcaEhq

— IANS (@ians_india) June 29, 2026