Kurukshetra University defers meeting on sharing of manuscripts

KURUKSHETRA: The meeting of Kurukshetra University (KU) committee constituted to discuss sharing of rare manuscripts from Jawarharlal Nehru Library (JNL) with Gita Gyan Sansthanam (GGS) of Swami Gyananand, a private institute, was postponed on Tuesday, varsity officials said.
Committee head and KU dean, academic affairs Prof Manjula Chaudhary said, “We did not hold the meeting on Tuesday as it has been postponed. We will plan it for some other day.”
After the issue was reported, a number of scholars and retired professors associated with the university’s faculty of Indic studies opposed the sharing of priceless heritage, putting pressure on officials.