Karnal, April 9 -- A three-day international conference titled "Kurukshetra: Through the ages" commenced at Kurukshetra University (KU) on Wednesday, organised in collaboration with the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Study Centre, Swadeshi Research Institute, Geo Gita and Vision Kurukshetra.

During the inaugural session, Gita Scholar Swami Gyananand underlined Kurukshetra as the sacred land where the Mahabharata was fought and where Lord Krishna delivered the Gita's teachings and said the region has yet to receive the global recognition it deserves as a major spiritual and tourist destination, asserting that its significance as a pilgrimage site is comparable to the Char Dham.

In his address, KU vice...