VARANASI, Dec. 14 -- An academic session on "Prosperous Women, Prosperous India" was held under the ongoing Kashi Tamil Sangamam 4.0, highlighting the pivotal role of women in India's social, economic and cultural development. The session was coordinated by Dr Gowri Balachander of IIT (BHU).

In his welcome address, Prof Ashish Tripathi of the Department of Hindi described Tamil as one of India's oldest living languages and termed the session a symbolic confluence of Tamil and Prakrit linguistic traditions. He recalled the contributions of women icons such as Rani Velu Nachiyar, Dr Muthulakshmi Reddy, Moovalur Ramamirtham, MS Subbulakshmi and Dr Indira Nui in advancing women's empowerment and social reform.

Prof Manisha Mehrotra of the d...