Allahabad University infuses Ramayana, Chanakya into curriculum, with managerial decisions of JRD Tata, Dhirubhai Ambani

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The Times Of India (TOI), for the first time, students will explore the astute business decisions of prominent industrialists such as JRD Tata, Azim Premji, Dhirubhai Ambani, Narayan Murthy, Sunil Mittal, and Birla. Also Read: Renaming row in UP: After Allahabad and Faizabad, now Aligarh may soon get a new name Shefali Nandan, the course coordinator, mentioned that the curriculum for the Indian Management Thought and Practices course will offer students a comprehensive education encompassing the traditional aspects of the subject, the report noted.

Also Read: UP Board includes biographies of 50 great personalities in syllabus, excludes Nehru, minister says ‘Apne prano ki…’ The course includes combined elements of spirituality, cultural values, human ethics, Ashtanga Yoga, a holistic perspective on life, meditation, and stress management. Also Read: Supreme Court stays Allahabad HC order on examining ‘kundali’ of rape victim, says ‘out of context’ The department has already initiated the course with an initial cohort of 26 students last month.

The program will span 10 semesters, comprising a total of 220 credits, and it will incorporate a multiple entry and exit system, TOI reported. Meanwhile, Shefali noted that the curriculum now prominently incorporates subjects related to artificial intelligence and startup management.

Also Read: Why NCERT removed chapters on Mughals from history syllabus. Explained Earlier in June, the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Board announced that starting from the new session in July, students from Class 9-12 would learn about the lives and achievements of 50 great personalities in India.