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==History==
==History==
KSDSU was established in 1961, with the scholar Umesh Mishra as its first Vice Chancellor. The then Education minister  of unified  Bihar, [[Satyendra Narayan Sinha]], announced the instigation of the university. [[Kameshwar Singh]] donated his ancestral [[Anand Bagh Palace]] to the government of Bihar as a university for the promotion of Sanskrit. Currently, this palace is the head office of the university.<ref>Umesh Mishra; author Govinda Jhā; at page 60</ref>
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KSDSU was established in 1961, with the scholar Umesh Mishra as its first Vice-Chancellor. The then Education Minister of unified  Bihar, [[Satyendra Narayan Sinha]], announced the instigation of the university. [[Kameshwar Singh]] donated his ancestral [[Anand Bagh Palace]] to the government of Bihar as a university for the promotion of Sanskrit. Currently, this palace is the head office of the university.<ref>Umesh Mishra; author Govinda Jhā; at page 60</ref>


It has held one awareness campaign. Sanskrit scholar and poet [[Ram Karan Sharma]] was the vice chancellor from 1974 to 1980.<ref>{{cite news
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==Manuscript collection==
Among the collections of the university are manuscripts on epics, philosophy, vyakarana, dharmashastra, agama, tantra etc. The exceptional collection of nearly 5562 rare manuscripts including six illustrated manuscripts of the Ramayana, [[Gita Govinda|Gitagovinda]], [[Bhagavata Purana|Srimadbhagavata]], Durga Saptasati, etc. The few manuscripts of Vidyapati, Mahesh Thakur composed in their own scripts are among the collection.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}
The university started functioning as a Manuscript Resource Centre in September 2003. This MRC has documented its own collections, as well as surveyed the areas of Bihar and Jharkhand. It has so far documented 2000 manuscripts, covering 49 institutions and 206 private collections in 13 districts. Paper manuscripts and palm manuscripts are preserved in the university.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}


==Campus==
==Campus==
Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University is located in Laxmishwar Vilas Palace, also known as [[Anand Bagh Palace|Anand Bag]] in [[Darbhanga]].
Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University is located in Laxmishwar Vilas Palace, also known as [[Anand Bagh Palace|Anand Bag]] in [[Darbhanga]].


==Postgraduate department==
==See also==
 
Its postgraduate department deals with Veda, Vyakarna, Dharma Shastra, Darshana, Jyotish, Sahitya and [[Ayurveda]].
 
== Affiliated colleges ==
* [[Sidheshwari Laxminath Sanskrit College]], [[Madhubani district]]
* Jagjivan abhuday sanskrit college, amarpur banka
 
== See also ==
*[[List of Sanskrit universities in India]]
*[[List of Sanskrit universities in India]]
* [[Sidheshwari Laxminath Sanskrit College]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.ksdsu.edu.in Website of Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University]
*[http://www.ksdsu.edu.in Website of Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University]



Latest revision as of 05:15, 8 September 2021

Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University
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TypePublic
Established1961 (65 years ago) (1961)
ChancellorPhagu Chauhan
Vice-ChancellorProf. Shashinath Jha
Location, ,
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUGC
Websitewww.ksdsu.edu.in

Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University (KSDSU) is a state university located at Darbhanga, Bihar, India, dedicated to the teaching and promotion of Sanskrit.

History[edit | edit source]

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Sanskrit University Building at Darbhanga donated by the Maharajadhiraj.

KSDSU was established in 1961, with the scholar Umesh Mishra as its first Vice-Chancellor. The then Education Minister of unified Bihar, Satyendra Narayan Sinha, announced the instigation of the university. Kameshwar Singh donated his ancestral Anand Bagh Palace to the government of Bihar as a university for the promotion of Sanskrit. Currently, this palace is the head office of the university.[1]

It has held one awareness campaign. Sanskrit scholar and poet Ram Karan Sharma was the vice chancellor from 1974 to 1980.[2]

Campus[edit | edit source]

Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University is located in Laxmishwar Vilas Palace, also known as Anand Bag in Darbhanga.

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Umesh Mishra; author Govinda Jhā; at page 60
  2. Gayatree Sharma (29 December 2008). "Sanskrit has never been dead". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2009.

External Links[edit | edit source]