Kashi Tamil Sangamam shaping India's cultural landscape

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has rightly said that Kashi Tamil Sangamam, an initiative, celebrating the traditional and civilisational links between Tamil Nadu and Kashi. The Sangamam is a flagship initiative of Prime Minister Modi. Kashi Tamil Sangamam is playing a transformative role in shaping India’s cultural landscape — bridging ancient ties between North and South, celebrating linguistic diversity, and fostering unity by reviving shared traditions and cultural exchange across regions. Spend a whole day one can see the local love for Tamil language and vice versa. Several stalls displayed various Tamil word in Hindi. They have staff to give answers of all queries. People, especially students, are reaching Sangsmam to know about Tamil language.

#KashiTamilSangamam: people are curious to know hindi meaning of Tamil words. pic.twitter.com/s7Pq8izWyG

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The fourth edition of Sangamam is anchored in “Let Us Learn Tamil – Tamil Karkkalam,” placing Tamil language learning and linguistic unity at the centre of the Sangamam. Tamil language learning class are being organised in the Govt Queens College Varanasi. Around 200 students are attending the these classes daily. A Tamil language teacher Sangya from Chennai is taking the classes. She is getting good response from students.

In total, 1,500 students will learn introductory Tamil through this initiative. Teacher Sangya , from Chennai, says- #KashiTamil Sangamam is a very good forum. She is impressed by students performance in learning Tamil. pic.twitter.com/OiRhLpklb5

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Central Bureau of Communication(CBC) also put up a photo exhibition of famous Tamil and Hindi Scholars at the Sangamam.

Central Bureau of Communication(CBC) has put up a #photoexhibition of famous Tamil and Hindi Scholars at the #KashiTamilSangamam at Namo Ghat, Varanasi, pic.twitter.com/n31EQH7HkZ

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Kashi Tamil Sangamam is a celebration of a relationship that has lived in the Indian imagination for centuries. For countless pilgrims, scholars and seekers, the journey between Tamil Nadu and Kashi was never just a physical passage—it was a movement of ideas, philosophies, languages and living traditions. The Sangamam draws from this spirit, bringing alive a bond that has quietly shaped India’s cultural landscape for generations.

This year,more than 1,400 delegates from Tamil Nadu belonging to seven broad categories—students, teachers, writers and media professionals, those from agriculture and allied sectors, professionals and artisans, women, and spiritual scholars- will participate in events at Kashi. 300 college students from Uttar Pradesh will visit Tamil Nadu in 10 batches to learn Tamil language. One of the most symbolic initiatives of KTS 4.0 is the Sage Agastya Vehicle Expedition (SAVE), which retraces a civilisational route deeply embedded in Tamil and Indian tradition.The expedition begins in Tenkasi (Tamil Nadu) on 2nd December 2025 and reaches Kashi on 10th December 2025.The journey also honours the legacy of Pandiyan ruler Adi Veera Parakrama Pandiyan, who travelled north to spread the message of cultural oneness and built a Shiva temple, leading to the naming of Tenkasi (“Dakshin Kashi”).These two ancient centers of learning have shared cultural bonds for more than 3,000 years.

Since its inception in 2022, Kashi Tamil Sangamam has developed into a structured cultural and educational engagement between Tamil Nadu and Kashi. Each edition has expanded its scope through curated delegations, thematic focus areas, academic interactions, and heritage experiences, steadily strengthening the civilisational relationship between the two regions.