Authorities are likely to remove the world-famous literature of Agha Shahid Ali and novelist Basharat Peer’s Curfewed Night from the curriculum at the University of Kashmir.
According to varied media reports, the authorities have removed the literature of Agha Shahid Ali and novelist Basharat Peer’s work from the M.A. (English) curriculum at Cluster University in Srinagar.
“While the literature of the duo has been removed at the Cluster University, authorities are considering the removal of Agha’s poetry and Basharat Peer’s novel at KU,” reports said.
Basharat Peer, currently settled in the United States published his award-winning novel “Curfewed Night” which was later included in the M.A English curriculum.
The advisors on education in Delhi/Srinagar have said that such “Resistance Literature” sustains a “secessionist mindset, aspiration & narrative” among students. (KDC)
