PM inaugurates Kashi Tamil Sangamam 2023 in Varanasi

Why In News?

Kashi Tamil Sangamam 2023 was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 17 December 2023 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

Key Points:

• Kasi Tamil Sangamam aims to reaffirm and rediscover the age-old relationship between Tamil Nadu and Kasi, two of the most important and ancient seats of learning in the country.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the Kanyakumari-Varanasi Tamil Sangam train.
• Multilingual and Braille translations of Thirukkural, Manimekalai and other classic Tamil literature were also released on the occasion.
• Under the Vidya Shakti initiative of IIT, Chennai, online assistance is being provided to thousands of students of Varanasi in Science and Mathematics.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Kashi Tamil Sangamam takes forward the spirit of 'Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat'.