from south india like ramanujacharya shankaracharya raja ji to sarvapalli radhakrishnan we simply can not understand indian philosophy modi saidfurther elaborating tamil nadus contribution to the development of kashi the pm said that tnborn dr sarvapalli radhakrishnan was the vicechancellor of bhu he also mentioned that the vedic scholar rajeshwar shastri who lived in kashi had his roots in tamil nadu he said that the people of kashi also miss pattaviram shastri who lived on hanuman ghat in kashithe pm also mentioned kashi kaam koteshwar panchayatan mandir which is a tamilian temple on the banks of harishchandra ghat and the 200yearold kumarswamy matt and markande ashram on kedar ghat in varanasihe also stated that many people from tamil nadu have been living near the banks of kedar ghat and hanuman ghat and had made immense contributions towards kashi for several generations the pm also mentioned the great poet and revolutionary subramania bharathi who hailed from tamil nadu but lived in kashi for many years the bhu is privileged to establish a chair dedicated to subramania bharati he addedunderlining that the sangamam was coinciding with the 75th anniversary of independence the pm said in amrit kaal our resolutions will be fulfilled by the unity of the whole country kashitamil sangamam will become a platform for this resolution today while making us realise our duties and being a source of energy to strengthen national unityexpressing hope that such events should be organised in tamil nadu and other southern states where youngsters from other parts of the county could visit and absorb the culture there the pm said that the gains from this sangamam needed to be taken forwardearlier up cm yogi adityanath said that indian culture had been equally preserved in varanasi and tamil nadu through the sangamam people would get to witness the centuriesold bond of knowledge and ancient civilisational between the north and the south he saidgovernor anandiben patel union ministers dr l murugan dharmendra pradhan mp ilaiyaraaja were also present on the occasion ilaiyaraaja enthralled the audience through his recitalsthe objective of kashi tamil sangamam is to celebrate reaffirm and rediscover the ageold links between tamil nadu and kashi two of the countrys most important and ancient seats of learning more than 2500 delegates from tamil nadu will be visiting kashi over a month they will participate in seminars site visits etc to interact with local people of similar trade profession and interest a monthlong exhibition of handlooms handicrafts odop products books documentaries cuisine art forms history tourist places etc of the two regions will also be put up in kashi