Kurukshetra University (??????????? ?????????????) was established in 1956 in Kurukshetra in Haryana, India, situated 160 km from Delhi, and member of Association of Commonwealth Universities The Kurukshetra University was the dream of the then Punjab Governor, Sir Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh, a great Sanskrit scholar, who wanted to set up an institute to promote Indian culture and traditions. Department of Sanskrit was the first and the only department in university when it was inaugurated by Indias first President, Dr.Rajendra Prasad. Its campus is spread over 400 acres.