Kavi Gulguru Kalidas Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Nagpur was established in 1997.

The initiative of P.V. Narasimha Rao and the strong motivation of Late. Sudhakarrao Naik and the tireless efforts of Dr. Shrikant Jichkar in creating a non-formal model and well studied act for the University have helped the smooth establishment of this University.

The University was formed to fill the gap of Sanskrit education in the state. The Vishvavidyalaya has been named after the Great poet of India, Kalidasa, who had been reverentially called 'Kavikulguru'. It is a statutory University having the powers to affiliate institutes coming under its jurisdition.

The University is headquartered at Ramtek and is the first Sanskrit University of Maharashtra and Central India.

The Kalidas Sanskrit University is unique in its academic nature and is entirely different from all the existing Sanskrit Universities. The University is a member of The Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and recognized by UGC.

The University has developed innovative academic programmes and syllabus having modern subjects associated with traditional Sanskrit.

The courses offered by the University emphasise on modernity and also strive to preserve tradition and culture. All the courses offered by the University are consultancy-oriented.

It lays emphasis on science and technology in ancient India as preserved in the Sanskrit texts. Courses offered by the University are prepared on the basis of social requirements with Sanskrit as a main ingredient.

It offers several courses at separate educational levels viz. certificate, junior diploma, senior diploma, higher diploma, post-graduate diploma and Bachelor degree.