President Pranab Mukherjee with go for a one day visit to Kurukshetra (Haryana) on Tuesday to attend the 10th Convocation of National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra and inaugurate the National Seminar on 'Challenges of Modern World: Solutions through Indology' organized by Kurukshetra University.
The President will also make a visit Dharohar Haryana Museum during the journey.
The Kurukshetra University was established in 1956 as a unitary residential University and its foundation stone was laid by late Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India.
City of Kurukshetra is considered to be a holy city and is the battle field of 'Mahabharata' the place where Lord Krishna gave the message of great Bhagwad Gita to Arjuna. The campus of the university is situated on the western bank of Brahm Sarover (the holy tank) and extends over an area of over 400 acres.
The university was started with only one Department of Sanskrit and has developed into a multi-faculty University and one of the premier centres for advanced study and research in the region.
-With inputs from ANI
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