Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0: Tamil Karkalam
What happened
- Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0 began on 2 December 2025, centred on “Let Us Learn Tamil – Tamil Karkalam” [PIB].
- Programmes include Tamil teaching in Varanasi schools, study tours for 300 students from the Kashi region, and the Sage Agastya Vehicle Expedition from Tenkasi to Kashi [PIB].
Background
- The Sangamam started in 2022; this edition ends at Rameswaram [PIB].
Why it matters
- This edition goes from showcase to language learning, so the link becomes two-way.
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How to use this in Mains
- Use KTS as UP's main Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat example.
Quotable data pointKTS 4.0 began on 2 Dec 2025 [PIB].
PIB: PIB Backgrounder: Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0, 1 Dec 2025
Exam angle
UPPCS
GS-V: cultural links of UP; Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.
Practice MCQs
Original practice questions (not PYQs).
Practice · UPPCS
The theme of Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0 was
Answer (a) & explanation
Source: as cited in this article.
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Official source: PIB: PIB Backgrounder: Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0, 1 Dec 2025
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