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The 4th variation of the taste and acquisition speech programme Kashi Tamil Sangamam volition beryllium held from December 2, the Ministry of Education announced connected Saturday (November 22, 2025).
This year's large highlights see the Valedictory Function astatine Rameswaram, marking the expansive culmination of the event, and the motorboat of a caller inaugural — Tamil Karpom — enabling students from North India to larn Tamil successful Tamil Nadu.
"Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0 volition beryllium organised astir the taxable 'Learn Tamil – Tamil Karkalam', with the purpose to beforehand Tamil learning crossed India and foster wider appreciation for India's classical linguistic and literate heritage.
"In this variation of Kashi Tamil Sangamam, much than 1,400 delegates from Tamil Nadu volition enactment nether 7 categories," a elder Education Ministry authoritative said.
Delegates volition undertake an eight-day experiential tour, including visits to Varanasi, Prayagraj and Ayodhya, on with interactions, seminars, taste performances and vulnerability to section cuisine, handicrafts and heritage, the authoritative added.
As successful erstwhile editions, the IIT-Madras and the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) volition service arsenic the nodal institutions for implementing Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0, successful collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh authorities and respective Central ministries.
The archetypal month-long Kashi Tamil Sangamam was held successful 2022 to revive the bonds betwixt Varanasi and Tamil Nadu. The 2nd variation was organised from December 17 to December 30 successful 2023, and the 3rd variation was held from February 15 to 24 past year.
The taxable for this year's variation is 'Karpom Tamil (Let america Learn Tamil)'. This inaugural seeks to dispersed consciousness astir the richness of the Tamil connection crossed the country.
As portion of the programme, Tamil connection learning sessions volition beryllium organised for students and younker successful Kashi. Additionally, Agasthya Expedition has been planned from Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, to Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, emphasising the contributions made by Sage Agasthyar, by pursuing his trail.
Further, consciousness volition besides beryllium created astir the benefits of the Indian strategy of Siddha medicine. Classical texts and past places volition besides beryllium highlighted done messages successful Indian Languages connected integer boards deployed successful a decorated car astatine designated places.
"The 'Sage Agasthya Vehicle Expedition', tracing past taste routes betwixt Tamil Nadu and Kashi, is planned from Tenkasi connected December 2 and volition culminate successful Kashi connected December 10.
"The expedition signifies the efforts of the Pandiyan ruler Adi Veera Parakrama Pandiyan, who dispersed the connection of oneness successful Bharatiya civilization done his travel from Tamil Nadu to Kashi and built a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, renaming the municipality arsenic Tenkasi (Dakshin Kashi) to underline the tone of unity,” the authoritative said.
Fifty Hindi-knowing Tamil teachers volition thatch Tamil to schoolhouse students successful Kashi nether the run 'Tamil Karkalam', the authoritative added.
