Kavikulguru Kalidas Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya

Maharashtra State had no Sanskrit University before 1997. The former Prime Minister of India, Hon'ble Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao, who is a great scholar of Sanskrit, always insisted that Maharashtra has a great tradition of Sanskrit learning hence it should have an independent University.

The initiative of Hon'ble Shri.P.V. Narasimha Rao and the strong motivation of Late. Shri. Sudhakarrao Naik and the tireless efforts of Dr. Shrikant Jichkar in creating a non-formal model and well studied act for the University has helped the smooth establishment and take off of this University.

The University was established on 18th September 1997. The place Ramtek, which is a township in Nagpur district, was selected because it is connected to the name of great poet of the world Kavikulaguru Kalidas.

Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University of Maharashtra is unique in nature and is entirely different from all the existing Sanskrit Universities in academic nature. The other Sanskrit Universities cater for traditional learning in Sanskrit like Veda, Vedanta, Vyakarana, Nyaya, Mimamsa Dharmashastra and Sahitya etc. Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University has innovative academic programme and syllabus having modern subjects associated with traditional Sanskrit. On one hand, the courses emphasise on modernity and on the other hand they strive to preserve traditionality. All the courses of K.K. Sanskrit University are consultancy-oriented. The University has special emphasis on Science and Technology in ancient India as preserved in the Sanskrit texts.

Sanskrit language is the soul of Indian land, which can never be separated from the breathings of various speeches of this land. It had been, for ages, the language of thinking class of the country in which the thinkers of old days had found an apt instrument to communicate their ideology to others. There is external facility for admission.

Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University is committed to meet the Educational and cultural needs of the Society. The primary objectives of the University are to impart knowledge in various branches of Sanskrit as well as Indology, Indian Culture, Indian Languages, Indian Philosophy, Fine Arts, Foreign Languages and Social Science and to promote the study and research of Sanskrit through simultaneous promotion of other languages in India and abroad that have enriched the study of Sanskrit.

The Mission of the Kavikulaguru Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University, Ramtek is to be a global and socially conscious Center of Excellence in the conservation, creation, advancement and dissemination of knowledge, equipped to take up challenges of the enormous change taking place all around and committed to empower its faculty and students to contribute meaningfully to social development and progress. We are dedicated to promote and foster a culture of high quality teaching, learning and research to serve the need of society by encouraging, generating and promoting excellence in research and extension activities.

In accordance with this Mission, the Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University, Ramtek aims at :

• As per the need of today and tomorrow to establish synthesis between ancient Indian wisdom and modern scientific thought.
• To develop and promote a system of education which aims at refining human sensitivities and perceptions. o To develop innovative methods of studies and experimentation.
• To encourage and promote innovation, research and discovery in all fields of Sanskrit learning. o To develop University as a light-house to imbibe integrated vision of life. o To create and develop facilities for the comparative studies.
• To provide facilities for research and advance studies in Pali, Prakrit and Ardhamagadhi in addition to Sanskrit.
• To increasing global linkages by attracting international students and establishing collaborative Programs with educational institutions of repute.
• To create technologically equipped thought and action leaders in a wide range of spheres by providing value based and quality education.