Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan meets household of Tamil poet Bharathiyar in Varanasi

By ANI

NEW DELHI: Union Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday met KV Krishnan, the 96-year-old nephew of Tamil poet Subramania Bharathiyar, and his household in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

One of the best Tamil literary figures of all time, Mahakavi Bharathiyar’s house is on the banks of Hanuman Ghat in Kashi is a pilgrimage.

Pradhan stated that Subramania Bharathiyar’s beliefs on social justice and girls empowerment are extra related now than ever.

“Kashi had a profound influence on shaping Bharathiyar’s personality and Kashi Tamil Sangamam celebrates the philosophical unity and commonality between our two great cultures,” he additional stated.

The Union Minister additionally stated that the poet will without end be an inspiration for the subsequent generations.

Earlier within the day, Pradhan Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan took inventory of the preparations of ‘Kashi Tamil Sangamam’ forward of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go to to Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh to inaugurate a month-long occasion on Saturday.

Kashi Tamil Sangamam is being organized in Varanasi from November 17 to December 16 with the target to rediscover, reaffirm and have a good time the age-old hyperlinks between Tamil Nadu and Kashi – two of the nation’s most vital and historical seats of studying.

“Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan has been actively monitoring the preparations of the program in Varanasi to take stock of the arrangements ahead of Prime Minister’s visit to Kashi,” the Ministry of Education stated in an announcement.

Previously, he additionally held conferences with the Minister of Railways, the Governor of Tamil Nadu, officers of the Uttar Pradesh Government and different key stakeholders to make sure the profitable group of Kashi Tamil Sangamam.

Kashi Tamil Sangamam is being organized by the Ministry of Education in collaboration with different ministries like Culture, Textiles, Railways, Tourism, Food Processing, Information & Broadcasting and the Government of Uttar Pradesh.

The programme goals to supply a possibility for students, college students, philosophers, merchants, artisans, artists and other people from different walks of life from the 2 areas to return collectively, share their data, tradition and finest practices and be taught from every others’ expertise.

The endeavour is in sync with NEP 2020’s emphasis on integrating the wealth of Indian Knowledge Systems with fashionable methods of data. IIT Madras and BHU are the 2 implementing companies for the programme.

More than 2500 delegates from Tamil Nadu below 12 classes akin to college students, lecturers, literature, tradition, artisans, non secular, heritage, enterprise, entrepreneurs, professionals and others can be visiting Varanasi on eight-day excursions.

“They will participate in seminars, LEC-DEMS (Lecture Demonstrations), site visits etc in special programmes curated for each of the 12 categories to interact with local people of the same trade, profession and interest,” the ministry stated.

The delegates can even go to locations of curiosity in and round Varanasi together with Prayagraj and Ayodhya.

Students of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and different Higher Educational Institutions can be taking part within the educational programmes. They will examine the comparative practices pertaining to varied sectors within the two areas and doc the learnings.

The first group of delegates consisting of 200 college students began their tour from Chennai on November 17, their prepare was flagged off by Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi from the Chennai Railway station.

Along with this, a month-long exhibition of handlooms, handicrafts, One District One Product (ODOP), books, documentaries, delicacies, artwork kinds, historical past, vacationer locations and so forth of the 2 areas can be put up in Varanasi for the good thing about the native folks.

During the inaugural programme, Prime Minister will work together with the delegates coming from Tamil Nadu. The inauguration ceremony will witness numerous cultural performances akin to vocal renditions by Ilaiyaraaja and e-book releases. 

NEW DELHI: Union Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday met KV Krishnan, the 96-year-old nephew of Tamil poet Subramania Bharathiyar, and his household in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

One of the best Tamil literary figures of all time, Mahakavi Bharathiyar’s house is on the banks of Hanuman Ghat in Kashi is a pilgrimage.

Pradhan stated that Subramania Bharathiyar’s beliefs on social justice and girls empowerment are extra related now than ever.

“Kashi had a profound influence on shaping Bharathiyar’s personality and Kashi Tamil Sangamam celebrates the philosophical unity and commonality between our two great cultures,” he additional stated.

The Union Minister additionally stated that the poet will without end be an inspiration for the subsequent generations.

Earlier within the day, Pradhan Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan took inventory of the preparations of ‘Kashi Tamil Sangamam’ forward of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go to to Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh to inaugurate a month-long occasion on Saturday.

Kashi Tamil Sangamam is being organized in Varanasi from November 17 to December 16 with the target to rediscover, reaffirm and have a good time the age-old hyperlinks between Tamil Nadu and Kashi – two of the nation’s most vital and historical seats of studying.

“Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan has been actively monitoring the preparations of the program in Varanasi to take stock of the arrangements ahead of Prime Minister’s visit to Kashi,” the Ministry of Education stated in an announcement.

Previously, he additionally held conferences with the Minister of Railways, the Governor of Tamil Nadu, officers of the Uttar Pradesh Government and different key stakeholders to make sure the profitable group of Kashi Tamil Sangamam.

Kashi Tamil Sangamam is being organized by the Ministry of Education in collaboration with different ministries like Culture, Textiles, Railways, Tourism, Food Processing, Information & Broadcasting and the Government of Uttar Pradesh.

The programme goals to supply a possibility for students, college students, philosophers, merchants, artisans, artists and other people from different walks of life from the 2 areas to return collectively, share their data, tradition and finest practices and be taught from every others’ expertise.

The endeavour is in sync with NEP 2020’s emphasis on integrating the wealth of Indian Knowledge Systems with fashionable methods of data. IIT Madras and BHU are the 2 implementing companies for the programme.

More than 2500 delegates from Tamil Nadu below 12 classes akin to college students, lecturers, literature, tradition, artisans, non secular, heritage, enterprise, entrepreneurs, professionals and others can be visiting Varanasi on eight-day excursions.

“They will participate in seminars, LEC-DEMS (Lecture Demonstrations), site visits etc in special programmes curated for each of the 12 categories to interact with local people of the same trade, profession and interest,” the ministry stated.

The delegates can even go to locations of curiosity in and round Varanasi together with Prayagraj and Ayodhya.

Students of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) and different Higher Educational Institutions can be taking part within the educational programmes. They will examine the comparative practices pertaining to varied sectors within the two areas and doc the learnings.

The first group of delegates consisting of 200 college students began their tour from Chennai on November 17, their prepare was flagged off by Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi from the Chennai Railway station.

Along with this, a month-long exhibition of handlooms, handicrafts, One District One Product (ODOP), books, documentaries, delicacies, artwork kinds, historical past, vacationer locations and so forth of the 2 areas can be put up in Varanasi for the good thing about the native folks.

During the inaugural programme, Prime Minister will work together with the delegates coming from Tamil Nadu. The inauguration ceremony will witness numerous cultural performances akin to vocal renditions by Ilaiyaraaja and e-book releases.