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in a foreign land. In Kashi, it is mutual respect and curiosity
about integration—building new between different linguistic
bridges of understanding within communities within India. When
India's own diverse society. a child in Varanasi learns Tamil,
Both approaches move beyond it breaks down regional barriers
textbook learning to create and cultivates a genuine
emotional and celebratory appreciation for a sister culture.
connections with the language. As the Prime Minister rightly
They transform Tamil from an noted, this renewed interest is
academic subject into a living “the power of the language, this
experience of shared heritage. is the unity of India”. Finally, it
The outcomes are empowers the youth by giving
significant. Firstly, it strengthens them access to the vast literary
global Indian identity, giving the and philosophical wealth of one
diaspora a tangible link to their of the world's oldest classical
ancestry. Secondly, it reinforces languages.
national unity by fostering

“We really enjoyed learning the
Tamil language as part of the Kashi
Tamil Sangamam programme…We
would like to thank the Prime Minister
for this opportunity.”
-Pawan Singh, Class 9, Uday Pratap Inter
College, Varanasi

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