First of its kind, month-long Kashi Tamil Samagam begins from November 16

Tamil Samagam: Delegates at Kashi Tamil Samagam have a cultural and academic extravaganza in store. Ganga arti, Ganga ghats, Kashi Vishwanath temple, Subramaniam Bharti House are only some of the highlights for 2,500 delegates from Tamil Nadu who will be in Varanasi from November 16 for the month-long Kashi Tamil Sangamam.

The delegates will also get a chance to visit Prayagraj, Sarnath and Ayodhya, according to Chamu Krishna Shastry, Chairman of the Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti (BBS).

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Mega event

“It is first of its kind, a unique mega event. As part of the programme, there will be academic exchanges, events and workshops in which experts will discuss and bring out the common linkages the two ancient cities share, be it literature, culture, philosophy, heritage, and art,” Shastry said. BBS had come up with the plan to celebrate the age-old links between Tamil culture and Kashi.

Tamil Samagam in Kashi aims to “rediscover and re-strengthen the bond” between the people of Tamil Nadu and Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.  The delegates will also visit areas popular and inhabited by the Tamilian population like Kedar Ghat, Sri Kumaraswamy Mutt, Hanuman Ghat and the house of great Tamil poet, writer and freedom fighter Subramania Bharati.

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Special trains

Special trains have been planned to ferry delegates from Rameswaram, Chennai and Coimbatore every week. “Three special additional coaches have been added to these trains. A total of 12 trains will be ferrying the delegates, who will be accompanied by volunteers, doctors and facilitators,” Shastry said.

Kashi Tamil Samagam is being organised by the Education Ministry  while the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras and Banaras Hindu University (BHU) are the two knowledge partners.

The delegates including students, teachers, literature, culture, professionals, entrepreneurs, business, spiritual leaders, rural areas and artisans.

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