India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

The exhibition organised by the Central Bureau of Communications, a unit of the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, remained the centre of attraction at the 'Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0' organised at Namo Ghat in Varanasi. On the third day of the exhibition, thousands of school students, delegates from Tamil Nadu and local people visited the exhibition. The exhibition was appreciated by the delegates from Tamil Nadu who came to Kashi Tamil Sangamam. They said that this photo exhibition is a wonderful confluence of the great personalities of Kashi and Tamil Nadu.

The Central Communication Bureau organised a drawing competition among the students of the schools who had come to see the exhibition and prizes were also given to the winning students.

In this fourth edition of 'Kashi Tamil Sangamam', which further strengthens the centuries-old relationship between Kashi and Tamil Nadu, the photo exhibition organized by the Central Bureau of Communications showcases the contributions and achievements of great personalities from Tamil Nadu and Kashi in nation-building. The photo exhibition includes portraits of great personalities from Tamil Nadu such as Sage Agastya, Tamil woman poet Saint Avvaiyar, Tamil poet Saint Thiruvalluvar, poet and saint Karaikal Ammaiyar, Bhakti movement poet and saint Andal (Kodhai), Thirunavukkarasar, Tamil poet and social reformer Sri Ramalinga Swami (Vallalar), Tamil scholar U.V. Swaminatha Iyer, leading social reformer, physician, freedom fighter, first woman MLA in British India Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy, mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan, inventor and industrialist G.D. Naidu, astronomer Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, father of the Green Revolution in India Dr. M.S. The life philosophy of Swaminathan, former President of India, Missile Man Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Nobel Prize winner Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, first Governor General of independent India Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, first Vice President of India and great philosopher Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Nobel Prize winner and great scientist Chandrashekhar Venkat Raman, freedom fighter, renowned politician and Bharat Ratna K. Kamaraj, freedom fighter and renowned politician Chidambaram Subramaniam, great actor and politician M. G. Ramachandran etc. has been depicted in pictures and words.

Similarly, the life philosophy of great personalities of Kashi like Saint Kabirdas, Saint Ravidas, freedom fighter and educationist Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya, famous Shehnai player Bismillah Khan, world famous classical musician Pandit Ravi Shankar, great litterateur Jaishankar Prasad etc. has been depicted through pictures and words.

The photo exhibition also showcases the government's public welfare policies, efforts, and schemes being implemented under the leadership of Honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. Information about the recent labor reform laws enacted by the Central Government and the efforts made to reduce GST rates on various goods and services has been displayed for visitors and the general public. The photo exhibition has also been displayed digitally, providing information about the Kashi Tamil Sangamam, as well as the Central Government's achievements in the last 11 years, the reduction in GST rates, and the new labor code. The exhibition is also being promoted through IEC vans in Varanasi city. This exhibition will continue until December 15th.

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