Savarkar's book will not be taught in PG course: Kannur University
September 16, 2021 16:50
The Vice Chancellor of Kannur University, Gopinath Ravindran on Thursday said portions of books of RSS leader M S Golwalkar and Hindu Mahasabha leader V D Savarkar would not be taught presently as part of the varsity's post graduate course on Governance and Politics.
The VC said the new portions, after necessary changes are made, would be taught in the fourth semester of the course.
For now the varsity would continue to teach the Contemporary Political Theory paper as it was doing in the past, he said.
The VC said that changes were suggested to be made in the varsity's new syllabus by a two-member expert committee appointed by the state government to look into the matter.
He said that after making the suggested changes the syllabus would be sent to the committee.
The varsity's decision had drawn criticism from various student unions, which have alleged saffronisation of the university, and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who said his government will not glorify the ideas and leaders who had turned their back on the freedom struggle. -- PTI
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