JNU Establishes 3 New Centres for Hindu, Buddhist & Jain Studies

According to an official statement, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has established three new centres to carry out Vikasit Bharat’s vision and purpose of integrating Indian knowledge systems.

The three new centers — for Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain studies — will be formed inside the School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies, according to the announcement.

A social media post on X said the following: “This will take us on the path of integrating tradition with modernity, continuity with change, realm with region, and myth with reality.”

The decision to establish the new centres was accepted by the JNU Executive Council during a meeting on May 29. The JNU established a committee to investigate and recommend how the National Education Policy (2020) and the Indian Knowledge System should be implemented at the university.

“The Executive Council in its meeting held on 29.05.2024 has approved the recommendation of the committee constituted to explore and recommend on NEP-2020 and Indian Knowledge System and its further implementation in the University, and establishing of following centres within the School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies,” a notification issued on Friday, July 9, stated.

Last year, Delhi University (DU) founded the Centre for Hindu Studies, which now provides a master’s degree. The centre also intends to provide undergraduate courses. The DU already has a department for Buddhist Studies, and in March, it received government approval to build a Centre for Advanced Studies in Buddhism at a cost of Rs 35 crore.