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News from the UK & International Tamil Community

January is a culturally significant month for the Tamil community across the globe, including those living in London. In the capital, the Tamil community marked Thai Pongal – the Tamil harvest festival, and Tamil Heritage Month with numerous events in various London boroughs. These included exhibitions, cultural shows, feasts and more, showcasing the rich Tamil […]

Two Tamil independent musicians from South London have topped Spotify’s Viral 50 Global chart. Unakkul Naane by singer-songwriter Pritt and music producer Dilush Selva was an instant hit with the Tamil diaspora when it was released a year ago. Since then the song has been streamed over 2 million times on digital platforms, and on […]

Yuvan Shankar Raja, the popular Chennai based music director, composer, performer, and the son of the Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, will be performing in Europe in Spring 2023. The #HighonU1 Europe tour will take place in three cities – London on the 7th April, Paris 2nd April & Oberhausen in Germany on 1st April 2023. The rights […]

In an era when everything is going electronic, a British-born Tamil percussionist is aspiring to bring the joy of acoustic music back to the UK Tamil music scene with his music video series known as SikDrummer’s Sessions. Nish Raj, known more popularly by his stage name SikDrummer has collaborated with a wide spectrum of artists […]

GV Prakash, the National award-winning Tamil music director is all set to make his first ever appearance in London. The event presented by KXJ Events & Skylife Harmony is taking place at the Prizm Nightclub in Watford, London. The event, titled “Adiye” will happen on Thursday 26th January, 2023. Attending the event is Tamil Nadu […]

January is Tamil Heritage Month in London, as recognised and announced by the London Assembly – acknowledging the tremendous contributions that Tamils make to British society, particularly the vital role the Tamil community has played in helping the UK tackle covid-19. It is also an opportunity for Londoners to celebrate the richness of Tamil culture, […]

Kings of Gaana is an inter-university Tamil dance competition, and this year’s edition is all set to happen on December 11, 2022 at the iconic Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, London The popular charity show hosted by the Tamil society at Kings College london, is donating the proceeds from the show to the Tamil Diaspora Alliance. […]

British Tamil Subaskaran Allirajah, the founder of London based Lyca mobile and Chennai based Lyca Productions has a lot to celebrate. His latest film “Ponniyin Selvan” is breaking box office records. Within a few months of its release, the film has become the second highest grossing Tamil film in history. At Last week’s PS-1 success […]

Copper Ceylon, an opulent restaurant and cocktail bar in Bromley, founded by British Tamil couple Haran & Dion Thuriarajah, hosted a fundraiser for three charities working against the odds in Sri Lanka. Haran who travels to Sri Lanka frequently for various charity projects, contacted friends to support. “I am currently in Srilanka and have spoken […]

Sunthar V stands proud at the entrance of “Up the Creek” in London, the location for The Tamil Comedy Club’s first anniversary show. The Canadian Tamil comedian and presenter conceived the idea of the pioneering monthly open-mic style comedy club during the pandemic, the first of its kind showcasing new Tamil talents in the London […]