Pariksha SaathiKashi Tamil Sangamam 5.0 from 28 November to 12 December 2026 on the theme 'Thirukkural Payilvom - Thirukkural Abhyas Karen'
Union Minister for Education Pralhad Joshi launched the registration portal on 22 October 2026 for the fifth Kashi Tamil Sangamam (KTS 5.0), to be held from 28 November to 12 December 2026 on the theme 'Thirukkural Payilvom - Thirukkural Abhyas Karen', which aims to bring the classical Tamil text Thirukkural closer to young learners. About 1,400 participants from Tamil Nadu, in seven groups of around 200, will visit Varanasi, Prayagraj and Ayodhya; registration on the IIT Madras portal is open until 13 November 2026 in seven categories. A Students' Engagement Programme on the Thirukkural will run through 1,000 higher education institutions. The first Kashi Tamil Sangamam was held in 2022; it is organised by the Ministry of Education with IIT Madras, BHU and the Central Institute of Classical Tamil, Chennai.
Drafted with AI assistance from the official PIB release linked above and checked against it by a second AI pass. Not line-edited by a human.
Learning context
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first Kashi Tamil Sangamam, a month-long programme in Varanasi, on 19 November 2022, to celebrate, reaffirm and rediscover the age-old links between Tamil Nadu and Kashi, two ancient seats of learning. More than 2,500 delegates from Tamil Nadu were to visit Kashi, and the Prime Minister released the 'Tirukkural' along with its translation into 13 languages.
Check yourself: when was the first Kashi Tamil Sangamam inaugurated, and into how many languages was the Tirukkural released in translation?
19 November 2022; 13 languages.
Revision task: from this release, note the edition, dates, theme, number of participants and groups, the three cities visited, the registration deadline and the number of institutions; from the note, the first edition's inauguration date and its purpose.
Test yourself
The theme of Kashi Tamil Sangamam 5.0 (28 November-12 December 2026) is built around which classical Tamil text?
Show the answer
Answer: Thirukkural
KTS 5.0's theme is 'Thirukkural Payilvom - Thirukkural Abhyas Karen', aiming to bring the ethical and moral wisdom of the Thirukkural to young learners.
Read the daily collection → · Editorial standards & corrections