New Delhi, March 5 -- Delhi University (DU) vice-chancellor Yogesh Singh on Tuesday clarified that the varsity has no plans to include any study material or courses on either the Manusmriti or the Tuzuk-i-Baburi - the memoirs of Mughal emperor Babur, which are colloquially called the Baburnama.
Singh's remarks came weeks after the DU history department's joint committee of courses had in a meeting on February 19 approved the inclusion of the texts in the undergraduate History (Hons) syllabus.
The decision, however, has not been ratified by the academic council and executive council, the meetings of which are yet to be held.
Singh in a statement said, "We have no plan to introduce any course or study material like Manusmriti or Baburnama ...