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JAIPUR, INDIA, May 9, 2003: Strapped for money, the Rajasthan Government approached the sadhus of the state to raise US$297,526.87 for a new university. “We have entered into an agreement with the sadhus of Triveni Ashram in Shahpura (near Jaipur) for collecting money for a new Sanskrit University,” Deputy Chief Minister Kamla said. “According to the agreement, the sadhus, led by Mahant Narayan Das, would collect money and build a new complex for the university,” the Deputy CM said. The project would be completed within two years. The sadhus aren’t asking for much in return. “They have asked us to name the university after 16th century saint, Guru Ramananda. We will do this as soon as the new complex is handed over to us,” Kamla said. The project is already on the roll. “The government has identified over 200 acres of land. And the Mahant and his followers have started pumping in the money,” she said. HPI adds: The Sanskrit University project, financially supported by the sadhus, was recently launched by the Chief Minister of Rajasthan.

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