Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be inaugurating the month-long celebrations for Kashi Tamil Sangamam 2022 today, November 19. PM Modi will be flagging off the month-long celebrations today. IIT Madras and Banaras Hindu University, BHU Varanasi are key knowledge partners for the event. Kashi Tamil Sangamam is an initiative under ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahostav’ and ‘Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat.‘ As per the official press release, BHU University and the Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Madras will play a key role during the month-long celebrations.
Over 2500 delegates from Tamil Nadu will be present at the inaugural event today. PM Modi will also be interacting with these delegates. Students from BHU Varanasi and other higher educational institutes will also be participating.
Kashi Tamil Sangamam has been started in order to align with the goals of the National Education Policy, NEP 2020. One of the recommendations under NEP 2020 was to integrate Indian Knowledge Systems with modern systems of knowledge. IIT Madras and BHU will be the lead agencies for implementing this NEP recommendation.
In collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh Government, the Ministry of Education will be organizing this programme. Along with the Education Ministry, the ministries for culture, textiles, railways, and tourism. food processing, information, and broadcasting will also be taking part in Kashi Tamil Sangamam 2022.
As per a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s office, the Kasi Tamil Sangamam would work towards providing various opportunities for scholars, students, traders, philosophers, artisans, and artists from Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
What is Kashi Tamil Sangamam?
Kashi Tamil Sangamam is a month-long event that will focus on the relationship shared between Kashi, Uttar Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu. The aim is to celebrate age-old links between Tamil Nadu and Kashi, which date back to Ancient India.
As per the official statement issued by IIT Madras, Kashi Tamil Sangamam aims to rediscover, reaffirm and celebrate the age-old links between the Tamil culture and Kashi that have existed for centuries. Kashi Tamil Sangamam will be held from November 16, 2022, to December 19, 2022, in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
PM Modi To Inaugurate Kashi Tamil Sangamam 2022 Today, BHU University And IIT Madras Key Knowledge Partners
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