RSS chief to inaugurate Hedgewar building at KKSU Waranga on Aug 1
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Nagpur: RSS chief
Mohan Bhagwat
will inaugurate the Kavikulguru Kalidas Sanskrit University's (KKSU) prestigious Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar International Academic Building at its Abhinavbharti International Academic Campus (AIAC) at Waranga, off Wardha Road, on Friday.
He will also perform the groundbreaking ceremony for boys and girls hostels and an international gurukul. The ceremonies will be held in the presence of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, presided over by vice-chancellor Hare Ram Tripathi.
The guests will include revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, higher and technical education minister Chandrakant Patil, and minister of state for finance Ashish Jaiswal.
Former VC Pankaj Chande, former VC Uma Vaidya, MP Shyamkumar Barve, and MLA Sameer Meghe will be present. Registrar Devanand Shukla and AIAC Waranga director Prof Rushikumar Bande will also be present.
In 2015, the Maharashtra govt provided 50 acres of land for the expansion of the university. Subsequently, to establish Waranga campus as an education hub, an additional 50 acres of land was allocated to KKSU, alongside IIIT and Maharashtra National Law University, for the development of an extended academic campus in Waranga.
As soon as the land was acquired, the foundation stone was laid in September 2017.
A grant of Rs5 crore was received from RUSA for this academic building. Under the leadership of Prof Hare Ram Tripathi, the current international academic building was constructed with this grant. In the coming years, the AIAC will feature a global research centre for Sanskrit and Oriental Studies, an international gurukul for traditional science studies, and a study centre for subjects ranging from ancient to modern.
Additionally, separate hostels for boys and girls will soon be established.
KKSU is the only Sanskrit language university in Maharashtra. It has been awarded the highest grade of 'A Plus' by NAAC. The university's academic and research endeavours, along with its disciplined administrative system, hold a distinguished position in the field of higher education and Sanskrit. The university is recognised for its diverse, socially relevant, and academic programmes, conferences, workshops, modern and relevant curricula, traditional sciences, socially oriented research, civil services, natural medicine, hospitality science, yoga science, interior design, and many other courses.
Considering all these aspects, a recent survey ranked KKSU as the top Sanskrit university.
The primary objective of KKSU is the promotion and dissemination of Sanskrit. In line with this goal, 368 colleges across Maharashtra are affiliated with the university. The university also operates a sub-centre in Ratnagiri, Konkan region. It has been recognised by the University Grants Commission as an open distance education centre, and its courses are in demand across India.
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