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New Indian Express
2 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Manusmriti will not be taught in any form: DU
NEW DELHI: After the Manusmriti appeared on the reading list of a new undergraduate Sanskrit course at DU this month, Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh asserted on Thursday that the text will not be taught at the institution 'in any form'. 'The 'Dharmashastra Studies' course, a Discipline-Specific Core (DSC) paper of the Sanskrit Department, in which Manusmriti was listed as a recommended reading, stands deleted,' the University stated. The University of Delhi on Thursday posted on X, saying, 'University of Delhi will not teach Manusmriti text in any course of the University. 'Dharamshastra Studies', the DSC of the Sanskrit Department, where Manusmriti is mentioned as a 'recommended reading' stands deleted.' The post tagged the Prime Minister and the Education Minister. The book was part of a four-credit course titled Dharamshastra Studies in the Undergraduate Curriculum Framework, contextualized as part of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The course also included texts such as the Ramayana, Mahabharata, Puranas, and Arthashastra.
NDTV
2 days ago
- Politics
- NDTV
Delhi University Says Manusmriti Won't Be Taught In Any Course
The University of Delhi has clarified that Manusmriti will not be taught in any of its courses. In an official post on X, the university stated that the text, which was listed as "recommended reading" in the Sanskrit department's four-credit course Dharamshastra Studies, has been removed entirely. The course has now been deleted from the curriculum. Introduced under the Undergraduate Curriculum Framework (UGCF) in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the Dharamshastra Studies paper also included texts like the Ramayana, Mahabharata, Puranas, and Arthashastra. The decision comes amid recurring debates around the inclusion of Manusmriti in academic syllabi. Earlier in March, Delhi University Vice Chancellor Yogesh Singh had said that the text would not be part of any study material at DU, following approval by a history department panel to include it in the History (Honours) syllabus. A similar controversy arose last year when the Faculty of Law proposed introducing Manusmriti to law students, a move later withdrawn after facing protests from faculty members. Reaffirming the university's stance, Vice Chancellor Singh told Hindustan Times, "Our stand remains the same. Manusmriti will not be taught in any course in DU. The university had made that clear in the past as well. The text has been removed from the Sanskrit department's Dharamshastra Studies. In the future also, whenever it comes to our notice that the text has been suggested for studying, the administration will remove it."
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Manusmriti will not be taught in any course in Delhi University: V-C
Delhi University (DU) vice chancellor Yogesh Singh on Thursday reiterated that the Manusmriti will not be taught in any course within the university and the text, which had been mentioned as a suggested reading material in a discipline specific core (DSC) of the Sanskrit department, has been removed. 'Our stand remains the same. Manusmriti will not be taught in any course in DU. The university had made that clear in the past as well. The text has been removed from the Sanskrit department's 'Dharamshastra Studies'. In the future also, whenever it comes to our notice that the text has been suggested for studying, the administration will remove it,' VC Singh told HT. The university also took to their official social media handle on X and posted, 'University of Delhi will not teach Manusmriti text in any course of the University. 'Dharamshastra Studies', the DSC of the Sanskrit Department, where Manusmriti is mentioned as a 'recommended reading' stands deleted.' The Manusmriti had been listed in a four-credit Sanskrit course titled 'Dharmashastra Studies' introduced under the Undergraduate Curriculum Framework (UGCF) in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The course also included the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the Puranas, and the Arthashastra. In March this year, Singh had clarified that no study material or course in the university will include Manusmriti as a reading material. This clarification had come weeks after the DU history department's joint committee of courses in a meeting on February 19 approved the inclusion of the texts in the undergraduate History (hons) syllabus. Last year, the text had been at the centre of controversies when a proposal was floated by the Faculty of Law to introduce Manusmriti to law students, which was withdrawn following protests by teachers.
