Lucknow University is all set to become the first varsity in the country to launch a certificate and diploma course on 'garbha sanskar' from the new academic session. Under the new course, students will be taught about motherhood including what a pregnant woman should wear and eat, how should she behave and keep herself fit and what kind of music is good for her. The course is also a medium to generate employment. According to the university, male students can also opt for the course on 'garbha sanskar'.

"The step has been taken after state governor Anandiben Patel, who is also the chancellor of state varsities, proposed the administration to train girls for their prospective role as mothers," Durgesh Srivastava, spokesperson of Lucknow University, told ANI. Addressing students during the convocation in the varsity last year, Patel gave the reference of Abhimanyu from the Mahabharata who received warfare skills in his mother's womb. She had also claimed that there is an institute in Germany which had introduced such a course.