Second Phase Of Kashi Tamil Sangamam:
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the second phase of Kashi Tamil Sangamam on 17th December 2023.
- The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today called Kashi Tamil Sangamam forum a testament to the unity and diversity of India, strengthening the spirit of ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’.
- Kashi Tamil Sangamam : 17th to the 30th of December 2023 in Varanasi.
- It will celebrate the many aspects of the historical and civilizational connection between India’s North and South.
- Nearly 1400 people are expected to be travelling from different parts of Tamil Nadu, representing varied walks of life.
- The 7 groups of Students (Ganga), Teachers (Yamuna), Professionals (Godavari), Spiritual (Saraswati), Farmers and Artisans (Narmada), Writers (Sindhu) and Traders and Businessmen (Kaveri) have been named after seven sacred rivers of India will travel from Chennai, Coimbatore and Kanyakumari to Kashi.
- The Ministry of Education, Government of India, will be the nodal agency for this event with participation from the Ministries of Culture, Tourism, Railways, Textiles, Food Processing (ODOP), MSME, Information & Broadcasting, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, IRCTC and related departments of Government of Uttar Pradesh.
- IIT Madras will be acting as the implementing agency in Tamil Nadu and Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Uttar Pradesh.
