India, March 15 -- Two discussions occupied the spotlight after the University of Mumbai's (MU) senate approved a Rs.1054.12 crore budget for the financial year 2026-27 on Saturday: the demand to confer a posthumous Doctor of Literature (D.Litt) on freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, and an inquiry into statements allegedly made by Dr Deepak Pawar, professor in the department of Political Science and head of the Marathi Abhyas Kendra, who has opposed the implementation of the three-language policy from class 1 in the state.

The proposal to confer D.Litt on Savarkar was moved by senate member Sheetal Devrukhkar-Shet, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) representative.

Devrukhkar-Shet said her proposal was backed "by the fact that Savark...