Established on 18 September 1997 in Ramtek, Maharashtra, India, the university name pays tribute to the poet Kalidas.

Narasimha Rao, wished for an independent Sanskrit university in Maharashtra.

Sudhakarraoji Naik, the then-Chief Minister of Maharashtra, appointed Dr. Shrinkant Jichkar to establish a university.

KKSU focuses on a modern approach to the Sanskrit language and traditional learnings like Veda, Vedanta, Vyakarana, Nyaya, Mimamsa, Dharmashastra, and Sahitya.

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