Kashi Tamil Sangamam Train Flagged Off By Tamil Nadu Governor
NDTV
The first batch comprises students and delegates from IIT Madras, who will be attending the month-long Kashi Tamil Sangamam being organised to celebrate, reaffirm and rediscover the age-old links between Tamil Nadu and Kashi - two of the country's most important and ancient seats of learning.
Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L Murugan, along with Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi, flagged off the train carrying 205 delegates for the Kashi Tamil Sangamam, from Chennai Egmore railway station on Thursday.
The first batch comprises students and delegates from IIT Madras, who will be attending the month-long Kashi Tamil Sangamam being organised to celebrate, reaffirm and rediscover the age-old links between Tamil Nadu and Kashi - two of the country's most important and ancient seats of learning.
Ravi interacted with the Kashi Tamil Sangamam Selection Committee Members; industrialist Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti; Vice-Chancellor of The Tamil Nadu Dr M G R Medical University Dr Sudha Seshayyan; Director, IIT Madras, V Kamakoti, and Prof Mohansankar Sivaprakasam; and Mohammad Asif Ali social and cultural activist.
He interacted with the student delegates and congratulated them for being a part of the great initiative.
