The college may even introduce new programs relating to the identical, JNU Vice Chancellor mentioned. (File)
New Delhi:
The Jawaharlal Nehru College is planning to arrange a centre to check the 1947 partition in depth to fill the historic gaps, Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit mentioned on Sunday.
The varsity will ship a proposal on this regard to the College Grants Fee (UGC) and the Ministry of Training (MoE).
The centre will primarily concentrate on analysis across the partition in order to focus on the tales of frequent individuals who have been affected by it whereas additionally highlighting the “horrors” of the division, the VC mentioned.
The college may even introduce new programs relating to the identical. The centre will assist in the research of the refugees and the scenario the place individuals needed to migrate involuntarily, Ms Santishree advised Press Belief of India.
The college is planning to arrange the centre beneath the College of Worldwide Research as a result of it envisions learning the affect of partition on the entire of South Asia.
“Greater Training establishments ought to refill the gaps in historical past. Placing up exhibitions is nice however they’re momentary. So we urged that as a contribution, JNU ought to have a particular centre on partition research. It can assist in filling the gaps in regards to the occasions,” Ms Santishree mentioned.
“We need to carry out the information of the extraordinary individuals. We have to research the letters written by individuals who skilled the partition,” she mentioned, including that it’s going to additionally assist in “refugee research” by imparting extra information in regards to the scenario the place persons are pushed to relocate.
The varsity is planning to call the centre after the primary dwelling minister of India — Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel or Jan Sangh founder Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, the VC knowledgeable, including, “Each of them took a really completely different stand on the partition. It was one of many violent partitions. Individuals have suffered.”
Just lately, Delhi College additionally introduced to arrange a analysis centre to advertise the research of India’s freedom motion and the next partition.
It has additionally constituted a seven-member committee, headed by DU Director (South Campus) Prakash Singh, to offer recommendations to develop the centre.
Chatting with PTI, Mr Singh mentioned there was a dearth of research materials relating to the liberty battle and the contribution of unsung heroes, including that programs on the college don’t train about that interval in depth.
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