Indira Kala Sangeet University was established in 1956 under the Government of Madhya Pradesh. After the creation of new state Chhattisgarh The governor of the state is the chancellor of the university as well. In 1956 the then King and Queen of the small princely state of Khairagarh donated their palace to open a university of Music, Dance and Visual Arts. King Birendra Bahadur Singh and Queen Padmavati Devi named this university after the name of their beloved deceased daughter 'Indira Devi' who died young and was very fond of music. Khairagarh is a very peaceful place, free from the obnoxious air pollution of the metros. The noisy railway engines are off at a distance of 40 km. There is no industry nearby to disturb the tranquil environment of this small hilly countryside. This region has a hot summer between mid-April to mid-June. Besides these two months the climate is generally pleasant. One may enjoy monsoon, autumn, winter (mild winter, as temperature does not go below 60C) and spring. Khairagarh is in the central part of India. It comes under the District of Rajnandgaon of the State of Madhya Pradesh. One has to drive down 40 km. to catch a train at Rajnandgaon.