The ‘Kashil Tamil Sangamam’ in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh is inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. At the inauguration function, Uttar Pradesh’s Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were also present.
Earlier UP Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath welcomed PM Modi at the BHU helipad. To receive PM Modi CM Yogi arrived one and a half hours before BHU to receive PM Modi.
Besides inaugurating the month-long Kashil Tamil Sangamam, PM Modi will also release Tirukkural and Kashil-Tamil culture books on Saturday.
According to the Uttar Pradesh government officials, Tamil literature, education, culture, and cuisine will be showcased in the month-long Sangamam.
Meanwhile, till 16 December in the Kashil Tamil Sangamam 75 stalls will be set up which will show the culture, literature, food, handloom, handicraft, agriculture, and folk art of South India.
Moreover, nine prominent religious leaders of Tamil Nadu will be honored by PM Modi in which Shrimad Manikkavachak Tambiran, Swami Shivkar Desikar, Srilashree Satya Gyan Mahadev Deshik Paramcharya Swamigal, Shiv Prakash Desik Satya Gyan Pandar Sannadi, Sri Sivaganan Balaya Swamigal, Gyanprakash Desikar, Shivalingeshwar Swami Kandaswamy, Mayakrishnan Swamy and Muthu Sivaramaswami.
The opportunity will be given to scholars, philosophers, artists, researchers, students, traders, and artisans of both states.
However, this Sangamam is reflecting ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ which celebrates, reaffirms, and rediscovers the age-old links between Kashi and Tamil Nadu.
Furthermore, to participate in the seminars, and site visits 2500 delegates will be arriving in Varanasi from Tamil Nadu. The two regions’ handlooms, handicrafts, ODOP (One district, one product) products, books, documentaries, cuisine, art forms, history, and tourist places will be put in Kashi.