Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, which is one of India's top universities, will be having the books written by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Yoga guru Baba Ramdev in its syllabus. 

The varsity, which is also known as Meerut University, has confirmed that it will be including books on yoga by Baba Ramdev and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in the curriculum for post-graduate students of philosophy. According to reports, the books would also be part of the first-year, second-semester undergraduate philosophy curriculum. 

These books could also be part of elective subjects taken by students studying other courses. Speaking to a news agency, Dr NC Lohani, a member of the Board Committee and head of the department of Hindi Arts said, "The two books have been recommended by the state government and, therefore, been endorsed by the Board of Studies of the University." 

The Uttar Pradesh department of higher education had recommended the inclusion of the books for philosophy to the University Grants Commission (UGC). Lohani stated that the inclusion was done keeping in view the need of the times. The reports say that the books written by Yogi Adityanath and Baba Ramdev will be taught alongside the works of famous philosophers including Aristotle and Plato. 

The pro-vice-chancellor of the university said that the concept of the New Education Policy is that students would first be apprised of their ancient cultural heritage and taught about the architects of this heritage. She said, "We need to teach students about the ancient rishis who developed Ayurveda and the contributors to its evolutionary process when it comes to botany." 

By citing that the varsity understands there are appalling recommendations that powerful people are forcing to teach from their books, the pro-vice-chancellor had however maintained that the Meerut University administration had agreed to teachers' demand to induct books of three progressive Hindi poets in the Hindi Literature syllabus. She said, "The demand was accepted immediately because they knew we would not otherwise approve the books by Adityanath and Ramdev."