Lucknow, 2 Dec (HS): According

to an official announcement, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will jointly open the fourth

edition of the Kashi-Tamil Sangamam (KTS 4.0) in Varanasi on December 2. The

festival renews the centuries-old bond between Kashi and Tamil Nadu,

encouraging profound learning, pilgrimage, and artistic and scholarly

interaction.

Senior leaders, including Tamil

Nadu Governor RN Ravi and Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry K Kailashnathan,

Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Brajesh Pathak, and Union Minister of

State for Information and Broadcasting and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs L

Murugan, will attend the opening ceremony, emphasizing the Sangamam's growing

national significance as a bridge between northern and southern India,

according to a statement.

Delegates from Tamil Nadu will explore Kashi's cultural, educational, and

spiritual landscape. The itinerary includes trips to universities, heritage

sites, craft clusters, temples, and knowledge institutions, as well as

exchanges with professors, students, and members of the local community. The

Ministry of Education is organising the fourth edition of KTS, which will be

attended by 10 Union ministries, including Railways, Culture, Tourism,

Textiles, Youth Affairs, and Sports, as well as the Uttar Pradesh government.

IIT Madras and BHU are this edition's knowledge partners. According to the

announcement, the 2025 edition of the Kashi Tamil Sangamam will focus on the

topic 'Learn Tamil-Tamil Karkalam', with the goal of boosting Tamil study

throughout India and developing respect for the country's traditional

linguistic and literary legacy.

More than 1,400 Tamil Nadu delegates, including students, teachers, writers

and media professionals, agriculture and allied sectors, professionals and

artisans, women, and spiritual scholars and practitioners, will embark on an

eight-day experiential tour of Varanasi, Prayagraj, and Ayodhya, according to

the statement.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi