‘Manuism’ Sneak-In at Delhi University, Academic Council Approves Changes to LLB Syllabus
Basant Kumar Mohanty | 16 July 2024 | The Telegraph
Delhi University may have dropped a proposal to teach the Manusmriti as part of its undergraduate law syllabus, but it has made other changes that critics say have incorporated “Manuism” into the curriculum.
Chapters have been included on ancient Indian law that, several academics said, deal exclusively with Hindu jurisprudence and a Brahmanical perspective while ignoring Shariat law or the concepts of justice espoused by the Buddha and Ashoka.
DU’s law faculty had recommended a series of changes to the LLB syllabus and prescribed books on the Manusmriti, the Hindu text that codifies the caste system, as part of suggested reading…