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Murugiah’s first public art sculpture has opened in London’s Greenwich Square, a stone’s throw away from the 02. The award-winning British interdimensional artist of Sri Lankan Tamil heritage, was born in England and raised in Wales, and is now based in London. His new 3D light installation titled Rangoli Mirrored Cosmos, was commissioned by Greenwich […]

From Hamilton to Annie, and award winning Tamil stories. Here’s what’s happening in the wonderful world of theatre, and the Tamil talent working tirelessly onstage and behind the scenes. 1. The Father and the Assassin Dates: 08 Sept – 14 Oct 2023 The Father and the Assassin, the smash hit play about the assassination of […]

Roy Ratnavel’s incredible journey begins when he was 17, taken by government soldiers to a prison camp for no reason other than guilty of being Tamil. He was tortured for two months, until he was able to get word out to a family friend-a colonel in the Sri Lankan army. ‘Uncle’ Fernando was able to […]

In 2017, after meeting at a house party, Suruthi Bala & Hannah Maguire, who share an obsession for all things true crime recorded their first murder podcast inside a violin cupboard. By 2019, they were able to leave their jobs to focus full-time on the weekly podcast – the duo offer a dose of murder, […]

Perumal Murugan’s Pyre, a novel about caste based violence, becomes the first Tamil work to be longlisted for the prestigious International Booker prize. “Perumal Murugan is a great anatomist of power and, in particular, of the deep, deforming rot of caste hatred and violence,” the 2023 Booker judges said. It tells the story of a […]