DU: Removing Iqbal While Promoting Savarkar is an Attempt to 'Saffronise' Political Science
On May 26, Delhi University's Academic Council meeting made a wide range of changes in the current syllabi of many courses. A major change and major topic of discussion was the removal of Muhammad Iqbal, the writer of the song that became an anthem against British rule, 'Saare Jahan Se Acha'.
Iqbal was part of the B.A. Political Science Syllabus taught in the final semester paper called Indian Political Thought II (IPT 2) or Modern Indian Political Thought. This paper comprises various thinkers and philosophers of Modern India, such as Pandita Ramabai, BR Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi, VD Savarkar, etc.