Hyderabad: Prof Amirullah Khan Call for inter-disciplinary approach to social issues at Maulana Azad National Urdu University

Hyderabad: "All social issues of the society including poverty shall be tackled through inter-disciplinary approaches. Our collective research output is minimal, we need to improve it." This was suggested by noted economist Prof Amirullah Khan, while delivering the keynote at the inaugural of a national seminar on 'Teaching of Social Sciences in Urdu' at Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) on Thursday.

The Centre for Professional Development of Urdu Medium Teachers, MANUU, is organising the two-day activity. Prof Ayub Khan, in-charge Vice-Chancellor, presided over the meeting.

Prof Amirullah asked the teachers and students of Social Sciences to take into account the issues related to social policy, reasons of communal discord, citizenship, economy, unemployment, internal migration, poverty and violence against women to make the approach towards the subject realistic and contemporary. He also highlighted the importance of education in mother tongue by elaborating that 97% of children join schools at primary level but by Class 5 or 6, 70% of them drop out for the reason that they are unable to follow the subjects. Ignorance of language is the primary reason for dropout, he added.

Prof Ayub Khan asked the social scientist to deal with the issues with proper logic, reasoning and come out with the solution by using the available data. A good teacher understands the learning level of the students, he remarked. Inter disciplinary approach is the need of the hour, he said.

Earlier, Prof S M Rahmatullah, in-charge Registrar, stressed on equal importance to subjectivity and objectivity in teaching the Social Sciences. The aim of the seminar is to make the Social Sciences more accessible in Urdu, he said.

Prof Mohammed Abdul Sami Siddiqui, Director of the Centre, in his welcome address spoke about the aims and objectives of the seminar. Dr K M Ziyauddin, coordinator of the seminar, conducted the proceedings and proposed vote of thanks.