Kashi Tamil Sangamam from Feb 15, IIT-Madras gears up for 3rd Edition

Participants from Tamil Nadu will be visiting the ancestral house of Tamil Poet Subramania Bharati, Kedar Ghat, Kasi Mandapam and the BHU’s Tamil Department for an academic and literary interaction.

Elaborating on Tamil Nadu’s participation in the event, Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, “A total of 1,000 participants from Tamil Nadu, split in five groups of equal numbers, will be taking part in the event. They will be from different walks of life including students, teachers, farmers and artisans, professionals and small entrepreneurs besides women and researchers. Further, one batch of 200 Tamil Students from all the Central universities will also be part of this event and will get to undertake local visits to Varanasi, Prayagraj and Ayodhya.”

A highlight of this year will be that the event coincides with the Maha Kumbh Mela, being held from January 13 to February 26. The delegates will have the opportunity for ‘Shahi Snan’ or a holy dip during the Maha Kumbh Mela and also have a darshan at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

The main theme of this edition of Kashi Tamil Sangamam will be to highlight the significant contributions of Sage Agasthyar to the Siddha System of Medicine (Bharatiya Chikistsa), Classical Tamil literature and to the cultural unity of the Nation.

An exhibition will be held on the different facets of Sage Agasthyar’s personality and his contributions to the world of health, philosophy, science, linguistics, literature, polity, culture, art, particularly to Tamil and Tamil Nadu. Further, seminars and workshops on the topics will also be scheduled during this event.

The first month-long Kashi Tamil Sangamam was held from November 16 to December 16, 2022 as a Government approach to revive the living bonds between Varanasi and Tamil Nadu. The second edition was organised from December 17 to 30, 2023.