The month-long Kashi Tamil Sangamam in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh will conclude today. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address the closing ceremony to be held at Banaras Hindu University.
Union Minister for Education Dr. Dharmendra Pradhan reviewed the preparations. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Governor of Tamil Nadu R.N. Ravi, Union Minister for Education Dr. Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Tourism and Culture G. Kishan Reddy and Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Dr L. Murugan will also attend the function.
The month-long celebration of India’s two prominent seats of knowledge- Kashi and Tamil Nadu began on 17th of the last month with the first Kashi Tamil Sangamam special train leaving Tamil Nadu for Kashi. More than 200 persons were on board the train. Around 25 hundred people in 12 such batches have visited Kashi during the last one month.
A number of activities ranging from academic sessions, cultural programmes, exhibitions, sports, films, cuisines etc have further strengthened the people to people connect and thus boosting the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.
The train that began to ferry special guests from Tamil Nadu to Kashi for the Kashi Tamil Sangamam will now run permanently. Kashi Tamil Sangamam has played its part in reviving the age-old relationship between Tamil Nadu and Kashi.