Nod at Key DU Meeting to Course on ‘Sikh Martyrdom’, Credits Through Online Platforms Leads to Objections
06 July 2025 | The Indian Express
A slew of curriculum changes were approved on Saturday at the Academic Council (AC) meeting of the University of Delhi amid a sharp dissent from a section of faculty over content control, outsourcing of credit hours, and the shifting locus of teaching authority.
Among the key decisions was the approval of a new general elective course titled “Sikh Martyrdom in Indian History (c.1500–1765)” to be offered by the Centre for Independence and Partition Studies (CIPS). The course aims to critically explore the development of Sikhism and the historical context of martyrdom under Mughal rule, covering key figures such as Guru Arjan Dev, Guru Tegh Bahadur, and Banda Singh Bahadur….