The choice follows the inclusion of Manusmriti in a four-credit Sanskrit course known as Dharmashastra Research, which was launched as a part of the Undergraduate Curriculum Framework aligned with the Nationwide Training Coverage (NEP) 2020.
NEW DELHI: Delhi College Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh has reiterated that Manusmriti won’t be taught in any course on the college, following criticism over its point out in a Sanskrit division paper.
“Earlier additionally, the administration has mentioned that Manusmriti won’t be taught in any course. Final yr too the adminstration made it clear that it’s going to not be taught in any type. Nevertheless, the Sanskrit division urged a studying containing Manusmriti below ‘Dharamshastra Research’. The studying stands deleted. If the division desires to show Manusmriti, then they need to make it otherwise and they’ll do it accordingly,” Singh advised PTI.
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Course eliminated after protests
The college additionally issued a press release on X saying, “College of Delhi won’t train Manusmriti textual content in any course of the College. ‘Dharamshastra Research’, the DSC of the Sanskrit Division, the place Manusmriti is talked about as a ‘really useful studying’ stands deleted.” The transfer comes after Manusmriti was listed in a four-credit Sanskrit course titled Dharmashastra Research, launched below the Undergraduate Curriculum Framework in step with the Nationwide Training Coverage (NEP) 2020.
The course additionally included texts just like the Ramayana, Mahabharata, Puranas and Arthashastra. Nevertheless, the inclusion of Manusmriti, a textual content lengthy debated for its views on caste and gender, sparked protests from college students and lecturers alike. This isn’t the primary time Delhi College has distanced itself from the controversial scripture. In July final yr, the college had rejected a proposal to incorporate Manusmriti and Baburnama within the historical past syllabus, stating that such additions wouldn’t be entertained sooner or later both.
