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. Gita scholar Swami Gyananand underlined Kurukshetra as the sacred land where the Mahabharata was fought and where Lord Krishna delivered the Gita's teachings. He said the region had yet to receive the global recognition it deserved as a major spiritual and tourist destination, asserting that its significance as a pilgrimage site was comparable to the Char Dham. Historian and chairman of the ICHR, Raghvendra Tanwar, described Kurukshetra as more than a geographical entity, calling it a living symbol of faith, history and struggle. Citing accounts of Chinese traveller Xuanzang and references from the time of Emperor Harshavardhana, he also traced its transformation through colonial administrative changes after 1803 and its role in refugee rehabilitation during Partition. KU V-C Som Nath Sachdeva said conferences like this provided an important platform to present Kurukshetra's heritage at the global level.HTC...