Readings on ‘Yoginipura’, omission of Irfan Habib’s article: Changes passed in DU’s History paper, faculty voice dissent

Apart from these changes, Prof Maya John claimed successful assorted revisions carried retired implicit the years to syllabi done the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) successful 2016, Learning Outcome-Based Curriculum Framework (LOCF) successful 2019, and the National Educational Policy implemented successful 2024, the word ‘Purana Qila’ gradually made mode for ‘Indraprastha-Hastinapur’.

“In the 2016 mentation of the paper, the archetypal portion was titled ‘The Environmental Setting; Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sites; Purana Qila: Archaeology and Legend’… erstwhile the insubstantial was aboriginal revised successful 2019 and 2022, determination was inactive treatment astir the analyzable narration betwixt legends, myths, and history. But successful the revised 2024 mentation of the paper, the rubric of the archetypal portion shows a alteration (now titled ‘Delhi’s Ancient Past up to 12th Century’), and alternatively of Purana Qila, the categorical usage of Indraprastha-Hastinapur is inserted.”

She further wrote, “The 2024 revised General Elective paper, ‘Delhi done the Ages: Making of its Early Modern History’… was expected to beryllium tabled successful the July 12, 2024, AC gathering earlier the first-year classes commenced. However, the insubstantial is being taught successful DU without anterior support of statutory bodies, which is simply a superior procedural lapse.”

Moreover, Yoginipura, different site, finds a spot successful the archetypal portion successful the 2024 version. “Though determination are important humanities works connected the fable of Yoginipura, the tract locations related to the fable deficiency scholastic consensus. In this regard, the inclusion of spurious writings, similar Suphal Kumar’s Delhi: City of Yoginis, person been added. Further, portion different hagiographic unacademic works by Nilesh Ishwarchand Karkare and Uday S Kulkarni person been included arsenic indispensable readings, a precise important nonfiction by the renowned historian, Professor Irfan Habib, has been omitted from adjacent the suggested speechmaking list,” she alleged.

Professor Habib’s nonfiction titled ‘Economic History of the Delhi Sultanate – an Essay successful Interpretation’ explains the economical inheritance of medieval Delhi. “Such revisions successful the insubstantial are not based connected world merit,” John said successful the note.

Meanwhile, the AC Thursday besides passed the DU’s revised Strategic Plan — a papers that lays retired plans for the assemblage for the adjacent 25 years, contempt erstwhile allegations from respective AC members connected plagiarism of contented from different institutions. The papers was discussed successful December past twelvemonth and deferred to an “emergent meeting” of the AC.

“DU’s strategical program is precise important for its relation successful achieving the imagination of Viksit Bharat,” DU Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh said successful an authoritative connection Thursday.

Opposing the Institutional Development Plan (IDP) tabled successful the meeting, the DU Teachers’ Association (DUTA) raised captious concerns astir the institute’s autonomy. “Any improvement program would beryllium meaningful and palmy if prepared and executed by involving stakeholders… Therefore, this papers is required to beryllium archetypal sent for comments and suggestions to assorted stakeholders,” DUTA said successful a statement.

Among different items passed see the instauration of a certificate people successful the Chinese Language, a diploma successful the Korean Language, and a diploma people successful the Japanese connection astatine Hansraj College; an precocious diploma people successful the Chinese Language and an precocious diploma people successful the Japanese Language astatine Ram Lal Anand College.