Now, recitation of vedic mantras at KU convocation
KURUKSHETRA: The practice of reciting Vedic mantras will be back at the Kurukshetra Universitys 30th convocation ceremony tomorrow after nearly two decades
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Tribune News Service
Kurukshetra, May 28
The practice of reciting Vedic mantras will be back at the Kurukshetra University’s 30th convocation ceremony tomorrow after nearly two decades.
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KU sources said hymns from the Bhagvad Gita and Taittiriya Upnishad, a part of Yajurveda, would be sung before awarding the degrees .
University management said Vedic recitation at the convocation was a norm about 20 years ago.
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KU was established in 1956 as a Sanskrit institute before it was upgraded as a multi-disciplinary university.
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