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November 25
22:44 2022

Unity in diversity will bring minds and hearts together

By Our Correspondent

Bhubaneswar,Nov.26: Kashi Tamil Sangamam, a month-long festival starting from November 17th to 16th December, which happens to be Tamil KartigaMaasam, is being organised by the Ministry of Education under the guidance of Hon’ble Minister of Education Dr. Dharmendra Pradhan. IIT Madras through its website www.kashitamil.iitm.ac.in selects and sends altogether 2500 delegates to Varanasi in 12 groups, about 210 in each group, namely Students, Artisans, Literature, Spiritual, Business, Teacher, Heritage, Entrepreneurs, Professional, Temple, Rural and Culture. Banaras Hindu University is hosting the Sangamam festival in its campus.

12 seminars will be organised pertaining to the subject domain of each group for interaction between scholars, experts and practitioners to exchange their expertise and best practices and to learn from each other. Cultural programs will be held everyday evening throughout the month showcasing all forms of arts of Tamil Nadu including both classical and folk. Exhibitions and sales stalls of all types of handicrafts, handlooms and unique products of Tamil Nadu and Stalls of Classical Tamil Texts with translation in Hindi and other languages will be another attraction of the festival. However, food courts of Tamil Nadu Cuisine will be the star attraction. Workshops, Lecdems, Book release, etc. will also be held at the festival venue. Seminars and workshops will be held in Vishwanath Corridor and Trade Facilitation Centre also.

Each group of the delegates will visit Vishwanath Mandir and the Corridor, Ganga Arathi, Ghats through Cruse, Subramania Bharati house, Handloom and Handicraft Exhibition in TFC and other important places in Varanasi and Saranath for two days. Subsequently they will visit Prayag Raj and Ayodhya. Other than the delegates, many experts and opinion leaders from Tamil Nadu are invited.

Padmashree Chamu Krishna Shastri, Chairman, Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti of Ministry of Education said Bharat is the land of many languages. Bharatiya languages are the cradles of our civilisation. Tamil is one of the oldest languages of the world. Its knowledge and cultural heritage are one of the richest in the world. Tamil’s contribution to the development, sustenance, unity and harmony of India is unparalleled.

Kashi Tamil Sangamam is a historic event. It is going to be epoch-making. Kashi Tamil Sangamam with focus on diversity in unity will bring minds and hearts together and will strengthen the ageless bonds of boundaryless people.

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