Inclusion of "Ramcharitmanas" in the syllabus of graduate students from Madhya Pradesh

Inclusion of "Ramcharitmanas" in the syllabus of graduate students from Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal - Tulshidas's "Ramcharitmanas" will be part of the curriculum for graduate students in Madhya Pradesh. Engineering students will also be taught about Ramsethu. Medical students will also be given the option to study medicine in Hindi. We will soon set up a committee to ensure that medical education courses are also being developed in Hindi. We will also start medical studies in Hindi soon, ”said Madhya Pradesh Medical Education Minister Vishwas Sarang.

 
As per the recommendation of the Curriculum Committee for Higher Education, the philosophy of Ramcharitmanas has been introduced as an alternative course for first year BA students from the academic session of 2021-22. It will consist of a 100-mark question paper and will cover topics such as 'Spirituality and Religion in the Original Sources of Indian Culture', 'Four Era of Vedas, Upanishads and Puranas', 'Differences between Ramayana and Shri Ramcharitman' and 'Incarnation of Divine Existence'.
The preface to the Mahabharata, written by C. Rajagopalachari, will be taught to first year students in a foundation course in English. It aims to help students develop leadership skills and humanistic attitudes by focusing on different dimensions of personality development. Besides, the founder of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Dr. K.B. Hedgewar, Bharatiya Jana Sangh chief Deen Dayal Upadhyay and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's character is proposed to be included in the first year students of medicine to inculcate social and medical ethics.
Informing about this, Madhya Pradesh Higher Education Minister Mohan Yadav said that these changes are being made to pass on our glorious history to our next generation. This course is being implemented on the recommendation of scholars. He also said that NASA's study has proved that the Ram Setu is a man-made bridge built millions of years ago.
Meanwhile, the Congress has criticized the BJP for saffronizing education. The Congress has also said that the BJP government should give priority to secularism in educational institutions. Congress MLA from Madhya Pradesh Arif Masood said that only Ramayana and Mahabharata have been mentioned by the BJP government. However, they should also include Quran, Bible and Guru Granth Sahib in the syllabus. India is a secular nation that unites all religions.