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News from the UK & International Tamil Community

2022 is proving to be an exciting year for British-Tamil chef, author and food entrepreneur Cynthia Shanmugalingam, who is the founder of Rambutan. Cynthia grew up in Coventry in the UK, visiting Sri Lanka every childhood holiday and eating dishes adapted by her mother and grandmother at home. She has run pop-ups and street food […]

Performed in English, Tamil and Sinhalese, ‘Counting and Cracking’, an award winning play by renowned Australian Tamil theatre director and filmmaker S. Shakthidharan, comes to the UK this summer. “Powerful epic of love and war, exile and reconciliation” The Australian “Truly groundbreaking and magnificent theatre” Stage Whispers “Contender for the best play of the year. […]

British Tamil singer and musician Ashnaa Sasikaran, well known on social media for her viral musical renditions, has embarked on her next creative journey. Ashnaa joins the cast of ‘Tale Of Orpheus & Eurydice’, inspired by the timeless tale of the two star-crossed lovers. The show is a joyful 45-minute exploration of love, music, and […]

London based Sairuban, known popularly across the Tamil hip hop world as MC SAI has announced further news of his new album. It’s been six years since his last album, and there’s huge anticipation building for the upcoming project. Titled Maaru (Tamil word for change), the album features current music trends with an all new […]

A 14-year-old Tamil girl has won the 94th Scripps National Spelling Bee held in Maryland, America, on Thursday night. Harini Logan from San Antonio, Texas, receives the trophy and a check for $50,000. Harini went head-to-head with Vikram Raju, 12, in the first ever spell-off, a format that tested the contestants on how many words […]

The Queen’s Birthday Honours mark the extraordinary contributions and service of people across the UK. The following Tamils have been recognised for their work in the UK and abroad. British Tamil Velavan Gnanendran is the Climate and Environment director at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. He was appointed Companion of the Order of St […]

This is Melissa – entrepreneur, mother and founder of the London based food company, SHORT EATS. You might know SHORT EATS through their Supper-clubs, Meal Kits or Ready Meals (hopefully all three!) and this year Melissa is looking to fulfil her lifelong dream of nurturing the bellies and imaginations of the next generation. Welcome to […]

Congratulations to all the newly elected mayors and deputy mayors, from the British Tamil Community. Councillor Nagus Narenthira is the newly elected Deputy Mayor of the London Borough of Barnet. “I am glad to serve as the Labour Deputy Mayor for Barnet with Worshipful Mayor Cllr. Alison Moore. We will do everything we can to […]

Not too long ago, we were glued to our televisions to watch British Tamil actresses Simone Ashley and Charithra Chandran, in the highly anticipated second series of Bridgerton. It’s now time for the boys! Congratulations to Kieran Logendra, an exceptionally gifted young performer from London, who stars in ‘Avoidance’, in the lead role as ‘Spencer’, […]

YAALL Fest, maajja’s online global festival, is scheduled to be premiered on YouTube and on popular music channel Vijay Music over April 14 and 15. maajja is the brainchild of a trio of Canadian Tamil entrepreneurs – Noel Kirthiraj, Sen Sachi and Prasana Balachandran – along with Rahman. The global platform for South Asian artists […]