Saurashtra Tamil Sangamam

The Saurashtra Tamil Sangamam is anticipated to draw close to 3,000 attendees. The festival attempts to highlight "age-old ties" and cultural connections between two coastal States, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.
Similar to the Kashi Tamil Sangamam is the Saurashtra Tamil Sangamam.

About The Saurashtra Tamil Sangamam

Background:

Invasions between 600 and 1000 years ago led a large number of people to leave Saurashtra in Gujarat and form new communities in the regions of Tamil Nadu near Madurai, which are today known as Tamil Saurashtrian.
Gujarat and Tamil Nadu now share a common cultural heritage due to the immigration of people of Gujarati descent to towns like Tiruchi, Thanjavur, Kumbakonam, and Salem.

Highlights of the Festival:

The event aims to bring India's cultural richness and strength to light and to re-connect people with their cultural history and pilgrimage sites.
Several venues in Gujarat, including Somnath, Dwarka, and the Statue of Unity in Kevadia, will host this event.

Logo significance:

It symbolises the fusion of Gujarat's textile industry and the Tamil Saurashtrian people's expertise in silk fabrics.
The Somnath temple, the Saurashtrians' original home, and the Meenakshi temple close to Madurai, where they settled, serve as visual representations of the blending of the two cultures.
The fusion of two art forms is shown by a young woman posing in a dancing position while performing dandiya (Gujarat) and bharatanatyam (Tamil Nadu).
The blue hue on the lower side represents the union of the two states with the sea, while the upper tricolour represents the message of "Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat."

What does the term "Sangamam" mean?

As vital as border security, economic security, food security, social security, and cybersecurity are, 3 is a key component of overall security.
A nation's identity must be maintained through the preservation of cultural ties and traditions, and India has seen this cultural resurgence.
Community Building & Social Cohesion: Sangamam provides a venue for the neighbourhood to get together, mingle, and foster a sense of neighbourhood.
Additionally, it fosters a sense of unity through encouraging understanding, harmony, and respect between people from all backgrounds.

Source: The Hindu

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