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Delhi University to include chapters on ‘Savarkar’
NEW DELHI [Maha Media]: Delhi University has decided to include chapters on Vinayak Damodar ‘Savarkar’. Delhi University Vice Chancellor Prof Yogesh Singh during a book launch today said that a decision has been taken to teach Savarkar in the syllabus of the University of Delhi.
Delhi University has faced criticism from a section of academics for removing chapters on Iqbal. Prof Singh once again said that the History of freedom fighters should be taught, not those who broke India.
Prof Singh was speaking during the release of Prof. K.L. Johar's book "Uttar Pradesh ke Svatantrta Senani".
Prof. Singh, while discussing Veer Damodar Savarkar, said that why should one shy away from discussing the person who was punished for two births, and who worked for the country throughout his life? He told that a decision has been taken to teach Savarkar in the syllabus of the University of Delhi.
Prof. Yogesh Singh, referring to Shyamji Krishna Verma, who founded the India House in London, said that his ashes were preserved in St. George's Cemetery in Geneva. On August 22, 2003, 55 years after India's independence, the then Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi requested the Swiss government to send the ashes of Shyamji Krishna Verma and his wife to India from Geneva.
Expressing surprise, the Vice-Chancellor said that on the one hand, people forget the ashes of Shyamji Verma kept abroad, and on the other hand, the lesson of Mohammad Iqbal is taught in the syllabus.
“Why should the one who laid the foundation of Pakistan and broke India be taught here?” Prof Singh said. He said that it is necessary to inculcate such feelings through these books.
The Vice-Chancellor said that this is the India of the 21st century, in which the young generation has to be prepared in such a way that it can make the country a developed nation by 2047. The role of professors will be important in this. Prof. Yogesh Singh said that if this country remains, we will remain; Professors and universities also have a big role in creating this feeling. These books will be very useful in this.
On this occasion, two parts of the book “Uttar Pradesh ke Svatantrta Senani” were jointly released by Satish Mahana, Uttar Pradesh Vidhansabha Speaker and Prof. Yogesh Singh, Vice Chancellor University of Delhi. The release ceremony of the said book written by former Vice Chancellor of Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar Prof. K.L. Johar was held at the Convention Hall of the University of Delhi on Tuesday. Presiding over the function, DU VC, Prof. Yogesh Singh said that the purpose of these books is to create a sense of respect for the patriotic freedom fighters. He said that the history of freedom fighters should be taught, not those who were responsible for the fragmentation of the country.
Presiding over the function, Vice Chancellor of the University of Delhi, Prof. Yogesh Singh said that it is a big deal to write such a big book on 207 freedom fighters in 2 parts in 200-250 days. For this the Vice-Chancellor while congratulating Prof. K.L. Johar, said that this writing at the age of 87 is the result of his hard work, dedication, thinking and gratitude. Prof. Yogesh Singh said that the life of a person is very short whereas the life of books is very long. He said that how good minds can be created through books, and these books are its best example.
The author of the book "Freedom Fighters of Uttar Pradesh" Prof. K.L. Johar, giving information about the book, said that this book written in Hindi is in two parts. The book presents the biographies of 207 people from Uttar Pradesh, who played an important role in the country's freedom movement from the first freedom struggle of 1857 to 1947. He said that reading the book would give the reader an idea of the untold sufferings and sacrifices made by these heroes to uproot the edifice of British imperialism from the Holy land of India. Prof. Johar said that the greatest reward for a writer is that readers read his book. He told that apart from these books he has written more than two dozen books which include "Relevance of Subhash Bose Today" and "Shaheed Bhagat Singh", which have been widely appreciated.
