The Anna University in Chennai has included Hindu scriptures like Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita and Vedas as subjects for the engineering graduates in its new regulation from the academic year 2019-20.
The Anna University in Chennai has included Hindu scriptures like Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita and Vedas as subjects for the engineering graduates in its new regulation from the academic year 2019-20. Such a move has come for the first time in 50 years of the university's history. Several political parties, academicians and students’ organisations have condemned this move, saying that it goes against the secular principles. NewsClick interviewed several students from the university and also an educational expert in this regard to see what they have to say about this modification.