Delhi College (DU) is about to withdraw the proposal to incorporate Hindu spiritual textual content Manusmriti and Baburnama, the memoirs of Mughal emperor Babur, within the college’s Historical past curriculum. 

DU Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh on Tuesday clarified that there was no plan to show both of the themes.

The proposal was initiated by the Historical past division’s Joint Committee of Programs on February 19. Opposing the transfer, a number of professors wrote to the Vice-Chancellor with some objecting to instructing the texts, whereas the others stating that the proposal didn’t comprise “crucial perspective”.

The Vice-Chancellor mentioned DU is a “progressive college” and that the themes will not be “value contemplating”.

“I used to be informed that it was mentioned within the departmental assembly. However we don’t wish to educate the themes as we’re a progressive college, and it’s the twenty first century,” Mr. Singh informed The Hindu.

He additionally mentioned that Baburnama is the “autobiography of a tyrant” and has “no relevance on this time”.

“DU is designing its research materials holding in thoughts how we are able to obtain the resolve of turning into a developed nation by 2047,” Mr. Singh added.