Say Hello to Muhūrta Mathematics
Hasnain Naqvi | 07 September 2025 | National Herald
On 20 August, the University Grants Commission (UGC) issued a notice under its ‘Learning Outcomes-based Curriculum Framework’ (LOCF), aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. Among the new draft curriculums proposed for undergraduate studies is a startling reconfiguration of mathematics.
Instead of building students’ capacity in modern mathematics — applied, theoretical, computational — the UGC envisions a syllabus steeped in ‘ancient Bharatiya’ concepts: sutra-based arithmetic and algebra, kālagaṇanā (time calculation, based on the positions of the sun and moon), Vedic geometry from the Śulbasūtras (शुल्बसूत्र) and the study of muhūrtas (auspicious timings)…