“Ramcharitmanas” and “Tulsidas” In Engineering studies; In Revised Curriculum Of Madhya Pradesh
The Higher Education Minister of Madhya Pradesh Mohan Yadav brought new reforms in the syllabus of Engineering and Under- Graduate courses in Madhya Pradesh.
The revised curriculum “Ramcharitmanas” of Tulsidas will be part of the curriculum for undergraduate students in Madhya Pradesh and students of engineering will have to learn about Ramsetu — which many in the right-wing consider a feat of engineering. For the medical stream, students will be offered the option of studying medicine in Hindi.
The state’s Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang said, “We are going to form a committee at the earliest to ensure that medical education courses are prepared in Hindi as well. Shortly, we will start medical studies in Hindi too.”
On the recommendation of the syllabus committee for higher education, “Ramcharit Manas Ke Vyavharik Darshan” (Applied philosophy of Ramcharitmanas) has been introduced as an elective course for first-year BA students from the academic session of 2021-22.
In the foundation course for English, a preface to Mahabharata by C Rajagopalchari will be taught to first-year students — the objective, according to the order, is to help students develop “leadership ability and humanistic attitude by focusing on various dimensions of personality development”.
Higher Education Minister Mohan Yadav said the changes were meant to “bring our glorious past to the fore”. The syllabus is being implemented “on the recommendation of scholars”, he added, countering Congress allegations of “saffronisation of education”.
“It has been proved by a NASA study that Ram Setu was a man-made bridge built millions of years ago,” he said.
However, the effort for higher studies having a Hindi curriculum in Madhya Pradesh was also made earlier. In 2011, the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi University was established in the state for engineering and medical education in Hindi.
