Overview

• Delhi University’s Executive Council approved a syllabus revision, adding Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s poems to the Post-Independence Indian Literatures paper for postgraduate English students.
• The decision has drawn criticism from some academics, who question the literary merit of Vajpayee’s politically themed poetry in comparison to other post-independence poets.
• Rudrashish Chakraborty, an Executive Council member, argued that Vajpayee’s works lack the scholarly value necessary for inclusion in the curriculum.
• Sunil Sharma clarified that the Executive Council only endorses recommendations made by the Academic Council, which has the authority to frame syllabi.
• Additional curriculum changes were approved, including updates in Sociology and Psychology and the introduction of new programs in Journalism and Nuclear Medicine.