Sri Venkateswara Vedic University - Tirupati

Sri Venkateswara Vedic University was set up to protect the literature of the Vedas and spread the message contained in it. It came into existence on 12 July 2006, after Rameshwar Thakur, the then Governor of Andhra Pradesh and the university's first Chancellor, called for a university to promote Vedic knowledge; the Government of Andhra Pradesh responded and Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams came forward to fund it in full. It teaches recitation in the Vedas, Agamas and Paurohitya, and has started degree and postgraduate courses in Veda Bhashya.