In a first of its kind, DU will begin a certificate course on Appreciating Indian Culture in association with SPIC MACAY. "Such a course was long due. Indian students are not aware of their own culture and many have not explored their creative potential," said Vivek Suneja, Dean (Planning), DU.

The course involves twenty hours of lectures by heritage gurus including Ustad Asad AliKhan and Dadi Pudumjee. It has already received 175 entries and scrutinising of forms will be done on September 11.

The idea was to inspire young people, said Dr Kiran Seth of SPIC MACAY. "There are four aspects missing from a young person's life today subtlety, abstraction, inspiration and mystical content," Seth said. The course would try to imbibe students with these qualities, he said.