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Australian Tamil writer Shankari Chandran wins the 2023 Miles Franklin award for Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens, which draws on Sri Lanka’s civil war and the experiences of its refugee diaspora — specifically, the Tamil ethnic minority. The London born, Canberra raised author, human rights lawyer and mother of four, picked up Australia’s prestigious literary […]

Visiting Paris this Summer? Where do you go for the best Baguette in town? According to the latest headlines straight out of France, you have to visit Au Levain des Pyrénées boulangerie and baker Tharshan Selvarajah. Tharshan Selvarajah, a 37 year Tamil baker has won first place in the 30th annual “Grand Prix de la […]

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, […]

American Tamil Padma Lakshmi is one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2023. Sitting in the TITANS category amongst the likes of Lionel Messi, Beyoncé and Elon Musk, the 52 year old American author, activist, actress, model, philanthropist, and television host was born in Tamil nadu. Padma is the host of “Top Chef”, […]

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 […]