Malhar is the official NCERT Hindi textbook for Class 7, published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and designed according to the CBSE curriculum. It introduces students to a rich variety of Hindi literature and language skills through poems, stories, essays, folk-tales, interviews and devotional verses that reflect culture, values, emotions and everyday life. The textbook encourages reading comprehension, vocabulary building, creative expression, listening and speaking, and develops an appreciation of the Hindi language and its literary heritage.