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How to Apply Kasi Tamil Sangamam 2023

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Kasi Tamil Sangamam 2023 Tamil Nadu – Kasi – Tamil Nadu (Train No. 12295 / Train No. 22669 / Train No. 22535 / Train No. 12669 / Train No. 12670 / Train No. 22351 / Train No. 22536/ Train No. 22670 / Train No. 12296) Timings, Route and Frequency

Kasi Tamil Sangamam 2023 Schedule

Train Schedule (Tentative) Tamil Nadu – Kasi – Tamil Nadu

Group No.	Onward Journey (Arrival at Varanasi / Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Stations			Return Journey (Boarding at Varanasi / Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Stations
	Date & Time of Departure	Train No.	Departure from	Date & Time of Departure	Train No.	Arrival At (Chennai)
1	15 Dec, Fri 14:40 Hrs	12295	Perambur (Chennai)	21 Dec, Thu 01.20 Hrs.	12670	Chennai Central
2	17 Dec, Sun 04:40 Hrs	22669	Coimbatore	22 Dec, Fri 23.55 Hrs.	22351	Chennai Central
3	19 Dec, Tue 14:40 Hrs	12295	Perambur (Chennai)	24 Dec, Sun 20.00 Hrs.	22536	Egmore
4	21 Dec, Thu 05:20 Hrs	22535	Trichy	26 Dec, Tue 21.05 Hrs.	22670	Perambur
5	23 Dec, Sat 17:40 Hrs	12669	Chennai Central	28 Dec, Thu 23.25 Hrs.	12296	Perambur (Chennai)
6	25 Dec, Mon 17:40 Hrs	12669	Chennai Central	30 Dec, Sat 23.25 Hrs.	12296	Perambur (Chennai)
7	27 Dec, Wed 14:40 Hrs	12295	Perambur (Chennai)	01 Jan, Mon 23.25 Hrs.	12296	Perambur

Kasi Tamil Sangamam 2023 Registration Eligibility

Eligibility and General Guidelines for delegates

• Any resident individual from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry who has not already availed the benefit of participation in earlier Central Government programmes of Kashi Tamil Sangamam – 2022, Saurashtra Tamil Sangamam, Yuva Sangamam(s) will be given first preference.
• Any resident individual from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, aged 18 above, from respective field of work and belonging to any of the above 7 groups may apply
• The delegate to the program should furnish the correct details while submitting online application. The details should tally with the identify proof submitted for travel
• No arrangements for any one accompanying the delegate could be made by the Organisers.
• Should be medically fit and travel by train and bus
• Delegates travelling in a group are expected to adhere strictly to the guidelines given by the Coordinator of the Group

Kasi Tamil Sangamam 2023 Registration Fees

• Delegates for this programme will have to pay refundable amount of Rs. 1500/- (Rupees One Thousand and Five Hundred only) towards registration fees for attending the programme.

Contact Details

Mr. Ruthramoorthy Senthamaraikannan,
Liaison Officer, Nodal Officer – KTS
Director’s Office, IIT Madras
kts@ge.iitm.ac.in / liaison.diroffice@iitm.ac.in

How to Apply Kasi Tamil Sangamam 2023

Interested individuals belonging to above 7 groups shall apply online through the dedicated web portal https://kashitamil.iitm.ac.in. The application received through online process will be scrutinised and delegates for each group will be selected by a Committee constituted for the purpose. The decision of the Selection Committee would be final.

Next Steps for registered participants

The number of registrations received is much more than the total number of participants we could accommodate.

As mentioned earlier, a selection committee will decide on the final list of participants who will travel to Kashi.

As the seats are limited, it is important to ensure that all selected candidates do participate by travelling to Kashi, else precious seats would get wasted. To ensure this, a CAUTION DEPOSIT of Rs 1500/- (Rs. One thousand five hundred only) will be payable by each participant through an online portal. The same will be refunded to their respective bank accounts before the completion of their trip. The caution deposit will NOT BE REFUNDED to Selected candidates who do not participate.

Looking forward to a wonderful Kashi Tamil Sangamam experience

Thank you for the interest in Kashi Tamil Sangamam Phase 2

Source: https://kashitamil.iitm.ac.in/

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Ministry of Education

• Kashi Tamil Sangamam Phase 2 to be held from December 17 to 30, 2023
• IIT Madras launches Registration Portal; Calls for application from people of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
• Nearly 1400 people to travel to Varanasi for immersive experience
• Exchange of domain specific knowledge, fostering people to people connect towards the objective of this Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Programme

Posted On: 28 NOV 2023 3:53PM by PIB Delhi

The stage is all set for Kashi Tamil Sangamam Phase 2 with the launch of its registration portal by IIT Madras on 27th November, 2023. The second edition of this Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme is proposed to be held from December 17th, the first day of the holy Tamil Margali month, to 30th December 2023. Like its first edition, this programme proposes to take forward the objective of reviving the living bonds between Varanasi and Tamil Nadu – two important centres of learning and culture in ancient India – by facilitating people to people connect across different walks of life.

In Phase 2 of KTS it is proposed that around 1400 people from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will travel by train to Varanasi, Prayagraj and Ayodhya for an 8 day immersive tour, including the travel time. They will be divided into 7 groups of around 200 each, comprising students, teachers, farmers & artisans, traders& businessmen, religious, writers, professionals. Each group will be named after a sacred river (Ganga, Yamuna, Saraswati, Sindhu, Narmada, Godavari and Kaveri)

The delegates will see places of historical, tourist and religious interest and interact with people of UP from their domains of work. KTS 2.0 would have a crisper format with emphasis on awareness generation & outreach, people to people connect and cultural immersion. The focus would be on increased engagement and interaction with local counterparts (weavers, artisans, artists, entrepreneurs, writers etc) to get insights into best practices, enhance learning and cross pollination of ideas.

The Ministry of Education will be the nodal Ministry for the programme with participation from Ministries of Culture including ASI , Railways including IRCTC, Tourism, Textiles, Food Processing (ODOP), MSME, I&B, SD&E, and concerned departments in Govt. of UP. To capitalise upon learnings from Phase I and given their reputation for research, IIT Madras will serve as the implementing agency in TN and BHU in UP.

Delegate itinerary will include 2 days onward journey – 2 days return; 2 days at Varanasi and 1 day each at Prayagraj and Ayodhya. Stalls exhibiting art and culture, handlooms, handicrafts, cuisine, and other special products of Tamil Nadu and Kashi will be set up, cultural programmes blending the cultures of Tamil Nadu and Kashi will be organized at Namo Ghat in Varanasi. During this period there will be academic exchanges – seminars, discussions, lectures, lec dems on various facets of knowledge like – literature, ancient texts, philosophy, spirituality, music, dance, drama, yoga, Ayurveda, handlooms, handicrafts as well as the modern innovations, trade exchanges, edutech and other gen next technology etc. Apart from experts and scholars, local practical practitioners from the above subjects / professions from Tamil Nadu and Varanasi will also participate in these exchanges so that a body of practical knowledge/ innovations can emerge from the mutual learning in different fields.

Dedicated awareness generation and outreach activities would be organised by IIT Madras in coordination with identified institutions in Tamil Nadu with workshops, seminars, meetings and other outreach campaign programs being conducted from 1st December to 31st December.

IIT Madras has called for applications on the KTS portal launched today, from people of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry who wish to participate in the programme. The selection of delegates will be done by a selection committee constituted for the purpose.

The first edition of Kashi Tamil Sangamam was held from November 16th to December 16th 2022, with a whole of government approach. Over 2500 people from Tamil Nadu, representing 12 different walks of life, had travelled to Varanasi, Prayagraj and Ayodhya on 8 day-tours, during which they had an immersive experience of different aspects of life in and around Varanasi.