Delhi University's BA (Hons) English course revised, 'Draupadi' short story dropped
The council also gave approval for implementation of the National Education Policy from 2022-23 and four-year undergraduate courses, overriding a strong from its members.
The Delhi University Academic Council has scrapped a short story of Mahasweta Devi from BA (Hons) English course while approving changes in the university's syllabus. The council also gave approval for implementation of the National Education Policy from 2022-23 and four-year undergraduate courses, overriding a strong from its members.
The NEP implementation from 2022-23 was approved by the Delhi University's standing committee on academic matters during a meeting on Monday. Some members also informed that despite the opposition from a section of the council, the committee approved the syllabus for the fifth semester of BA (Hons) English and the New Education Policy was approved.
The matter will now be discussed by the varsity Executive Council.
As per the media reports, at least 14 members of the Academic Council gave a dissent note on the changes in the syllabus of BA (Hons) English that dropped Mahasweta Devi’s short story.
The Oversight Committee on courses had suggested some changes in the syllabus earlier which were opposed in the meeting Mithuraaj Dhusiya, an AC member, told Indianexpress. “We strongly protest against the overreach of the Oversight Committee which arbitrarily changed texts in the new undergraduate Learning Outcomes based Curriculum Framework (LOCF) syllabi of the fifth semester, bypassing the statutory bodies like Faculties, Committee of Courses and Standing Committee,” he said
He said two Dalit authors Bama and Sukirtharini were arbitrarily removed.
“Then, Mahasweta Devi’s “Draupadi” – a story about a tribal woman was also removed. It is shocking to note that this Oversight Committee did not have any experts from the concerned departments whose syllabus was changed. There is no logic behind such removals,” he said.
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