# New NCERT Class 9 book links institutional mottos to Upanishads, Mahabharata

> According to the chapter ‘Governance and Public Policy’, India’s national motto ‘Satyamev Jayate’ is linked to the Mundaka Upanishad, while the Supreme Court motto, ‘Yato Dharmas Tato Jayah’, has its origins in the Mahabharata.

- Published: 2026-09-30T12:32:50.349Z
- Updated: 2026-09-30T13:00:30.368Z
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- Topics: Politics, Science and technology
- Involves: Mahabharata, Mundaka Upanishad, NCERT, Understanding Society: India and Beyond — Part 2, Understanding Society: India and Beyond-Part 2, a Class IX social science textbook, discussing traditional Indian ideas of governance and their continuing relevance to modern institutions, wider transition to revised Class 9 learning material under NCF-SE 2023 and NEP 2020

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- 2026-09-30T12:32:50.349Z - Telangana Today: [New NCERT Class 9 book links institutional mottos to Upanishads, Mahabharata](https://telanganatoday.com/new-ncert-class-9-book-links-institutional-mottos-to-upanishads-mahabharata)
- 2026-09-30T13:00:30.368Z - Times of India: [Upanishads to Mahabharata: NCERT explains roots of national, SC mottos](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/upanishads-to-mahabharata-ncert-explains-roots-of-national-sc-mottos/articleshow/134594774.cms)

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