Category Posts: Society
Ellen makes Tamil food on American television
Ellen makes some wholesome South Indian Tamil food ‘Thayir Sadam’ with Padma Lakshmi. Chennai born Tamilian Padma Lakshmi is a former American model, “Top Chef” host and cook book author. On the Ellen DeGenres Show, Padma spoke about her new memoir entitled “Love, Loss And What We Ate,” and managed to get the popular television […]
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China’s state run television & radio show in Tamil
Making the rounds on social media is a video of Chinese women speaking in Tamil for China’s state run Tamil station. For the Tamil community who are unified by the language and rich ancient culture, an immense nation such as China embracing the language is a source of pride. With humble beginnings in the civil […]
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The Other Side by Indrani Balaratnam
This poem by london based writer and poet Indrani Balaratnam sums up the emotions felt by many in the Tamil diaspora upon being able to view their villages & homes for the very first time after three decades of conflict. Thanks to the introduction of Google Street View in Sri Lanka, accessing streets in the […]
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Kodaikanal Won’t by Chennai-Born rapper Sofia Ashraf
Written & performed by Chennai-born rapper Sofia Ashraf and set to Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda,” Kodaikanal Won’t takes an undisguised jab at Unilever for its failure to clean up mercury contamination or compensate workers affected by its thermometer factory in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu. Since its release, the music video has gone viral across the net. Sign […]
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Tamil Scientists discover adding coconut oil to rice reduces the calories by 60%
A team of Tamil scientists from Sri Lanka & USA have discovered that cooking rice with a teaspoon of coconut oil then refrigerating it for 12 hours, reduces the number of calories absorbed by the body by more than 50%! Sudhair James, Pushparajah Thavarajah & Dil Thavarajah’s research work was selected by the American Chemical […]
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