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Proposal to include Manusmriti, Baburnama in History (Honours) syllabus to be withdrawn: DU V-C
March 05, 2025 3:48 am
In July last year, there was an uproar by a section of DU teachers over a proposal to introduce Manusmriti in the Faculty of Law's undergraduate programme as a suggested reading.
UP: 13 BHU students held for bid to ‘burn’ Manusmriti, assaulting security guards
December 28, 2024 12:38 am
"The students allegedly attempted to burn the Manusmriti as part of a “planned effort to incite religious discord and create a disturbance,” police said.
Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | How to look at Manusmriti and the Caste System
September 18, 2024 1:04 pm
Everybody talks about Manusmriti nowadays and links it to the caste system. But what exactly is it? How is it different from earlier Dharma Shastras?
Decision to junk proposal to teach 'Manusmriti' to law students of DU welcome step: Mayawati
July 12, 2024 2:05 pm
The Faculty of Law had sought approval from the DU's highest decision-making body to revise the syllabus of its first and third-year students to teach them 'Manusmriti'.
Proposal to introduce Manusmriti in LLB course causes uproar, DU V-C says readings will be removed
July 12, 2024 7:06 am
The revised syllabus document on Manusmriti will be placed before DU’s Academic Council for Academic Matters on Friday.
Text, including Manusmriti reference, will be removed from final SCF, says Maharashtra education minister
June 03, 2024 9:16 am
Maharashtra School Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar speaks to PALLAVI SMART on the controversy over the inclusion of certain religious texts in the draft curriculum.
Maharashtra govt to not go ahead with Manusmriti reference in school curriculum draft
May 28, 2024 9:22 am
After the minister’s clarification, the SCERT issued a press release late Monday stating that Marathi and English language would be compulsory from Class 1 to 10.
My Lord, the Manusmiriti has no place in India's courts
June 10, 2023 12:40 pm
Gujarat HC judge who quoted the Manusmriti to a minor rape survivor must realise that its ideals are antithetical to the Indian Constitution. It cannot be used to interpret rights, and more importantly, women’s rights
Bihar ‘Ramcharitmanas’ row: Behind RJD response, a plan to counter BJP, sharpen divide
January 16, 2023 2:35 am
Despite differences with ally JD(U), the Tejashwi Yadav-led party has not unequivocally disowned Education Minister Chandra Shekhar over his comments.
Explained: What is the Manusmriti, the ancient Sanskrit text recently under controversy?
August 27, 2022 12:35 pm
The Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University, Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit, recently criticised the Manusmriti, the ancient Sanskrit text, over its gender bias.
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