Delhi University Will Teach Gandhi, Ambedkar, Savarkar, but Not Iqbal, Says Vice-Chancellor
15 August 2024 | The Times of India
Dubbing Allama Iqbal as the initiator of India's partition, Delhi University's vice-chancellor Yogesh Singh categorically stated on Wednesday that the university would not teach the works of Iqbal in its courses.
Singh also placed Vinayak Damodar Savarkar on the same pedestal as father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi and father of the Indian constitution BR Ambedkar, stating that DU would teach the works of Gandhi, Ambedkar and Savarkar but not Iqbal, who he charged with initiating the partition of India in the run-up to 1947…