DU Panel Suggests Dropping Marx, Malthus from Sociology Syllabus

Aheli Das | 07 May 2025 | Hindustan Times

Karl Marx and Thomas Robert Malthus — two foundational figures in population theory — may no longer be part of the Delhi University (DU) sociology curriculum. The university’s standing committee for academic affairs has recommended removing both thinkers from a discipline-specific elective (DSE) paper titled ‘Population and Society’, a committee member confirmed on Tuesday.

The sociology syllabus revision is the latest in the ongoing academic restructuring at DU.

This recommendation was made during the committee’s meeting earlier in the day, which continued the review process of syllabi for undergraduate fourth-year courses under the new Four-Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP)….

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