Amid Debate over Syllabus Change, DU’s History Dept Head Quits, Cites Medical Reasons
Vidheesha Kuntamalla | 24 July 2025 | The Indian Express
Amid debates over syllabus changes in Delhi University’s (DU) History Department, its head, Professor Shalini Shah, has resigned citing medical reasons. This comes days before the new academic session is set to begin at DU and before the university steps into its fourth-year for the first time under the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020. The university on Tuesday announced that the Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences, Professor Sanjoy Roy, will take over the History department’s charge for two months starting July 22.
Speaking to The Indian Express on Wednesday, Shah said, “I am unwell. I resigned on medical grounds.” The History Department has been navigating contentious syllabus negotiations as well as allegations of procedural violations in PhD admissions over the past few months…