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Delhi University drops Delhi Sultanate paper from MA History syllabus
The University of Delhi has removed the specialised paper ‘The Delhi Sultanate: Structures of Authority in Medieval North India (13th, 14th Centuries)’ from the newly notified MA History syllabus for Semester III,…
The Story in Brief
The University of Delhi has removed the specialised paper ‘The Delhi Sultanate: Structures of Authority in Medieval North India (13th, 14th Centuries)’ from the newly notified MA History syllabus for Semester III, notified on August 7. The paper had been a core course for decades. The History Department had proposed 38 Discipline Specific Elective papers, but only 16 were included in the final notification. Other omitted papers include ‘Gender and Women in Early India’ and ‘Political Processes in Ancient India’. The Dean of Academic Affairs said an expert committee reviewed the courses, and none were held back.
The Indian Opinion
The removal of a long-standing paper on the Delhi Sultanate will inevitably be seen by some as proof of a political agenda to downplay medieval Muslim rule. Yet the university has retained several medieval history courses and introduced new interdisciplinary ones. The Dean says an expert committee reviewed the changes. The real test is whether the omitted papers on gender and ancient Indian politics reappear in later semesters or are quietly shelved. That will reveal if this is genuine curriculum reform or selective pruning.
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