Category Posts: Society
University of Edinburgh awards Dr. Abdul Kalam honorary degree
Tamilian, scientist & former president of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam was in Scotland recently to receive an honorary degree by the University of Edinburgh for his contribution to science and technology.
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British Tamil awarded the Dalton Young Researchers Award
British Tamil Dr Kogularamanan Suntharalingam has been awarded the Dalton Young Researchers Award 2014 for his contribution to the design and development of new metallo-pharmaceuticals and to the understanding of their complex mechanisms of action.
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Masala Dosa to Die For – The Saravana Bhavan Empire
His business model is so seemingly foolproof that the company has acquired an air of invincibility, even as its founder became sullied with scandal. As Saravana Bhavan went global, Rajagopal was charged with murder, found guilty and sentenced to life in prison.
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Canadian Tamil teen discovers oil-eating bacteria strain
Nivatha Balendra, an 18-year-old student at Montreal’s Marianopolis College, may have found the answer to cleaning up oil spills in bodies of water right in her own backyard.
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Nirbhaya – Break the silence on sexual violence
Starring Poorna Jagannathan, the play about how sexual violence perpetrated by strangers and relatives wrecks the lives of the individual,opens in London’s Southbank this week.
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