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News from the UK & International Tamil Community

It’s not difficult to see that football, the nation’s beloved game, lacks Asian representation on all levels. A fact acknowledged by the FA. In the 2019/20 season, only eight out of about 4,000 English professional footballers who played in the top four divisions were British Asian. 12-year-old Sathi Balaguru, British and of Sri Lankan Tamil […]

It looks like Independent Tamil artist Dhee (Enjoy Enjaami and Rowdy Baby fame) and Kollywood music producer Santhosh Narayanan are making the most of their time in London. Aswell as setting up a studio in London (Docklands) for their upcoming music productions, the pair have been spotted networking with UK based Tamil independent artists at […]

There are certain moments in history that make you stand spellbound! In the context of Harry Potter, they render you instantly “Stupefy’d”! One such event that happened in the state of Tamilnadu in India is… Well… A wedding! You may ask what is so great about a wedding, with one happening almost every day and […]

Led by the spellbinding voice of British Tamil artist Abi Sampa, the ‘Orchestral Qawwali Project’ featuring Abi, composer Rushil Rajan and tabla maestro Amrit Singh, received a standing ovation on Friday 28th January 2022 at Celtic Connections in Glasgow – an annual music festival featuring artists from around the globe alongside the best Scottish talent. […]

It requires quite a lot of skill to take a cult classic from the 1990s and render it without losing the essence, while at the same time, giving the song a very modern twist! This is precisely what British Tamil singer and music producer Inno Genga has done with his latest release Anbae. Assisted by […]

Abarna Kugathasan is a Tamil fashion designer, crafting a heavenly fairytale around culture and identity. By drawing inspiration from her family history and childhood memories, she creates a paradisaical artificial world showcasing her draped statuesque designs. The artistry of dressmaking already ran in the family, as her mother is a trained tailoress and has mastered […]

It’s exciting times for British Tamil actor and independent artist Teejay Arunasalam, who is currently in Chennai starring in a string of Kollywood productions. Following the success of Asuran, a Tamil language film in which he starred alongside Kollywood’s Dhanush, Teejay is back on our screens. In January, Amazon prime released their second edition of […]

London-based standup comedian Sindhu Vee, made her debut in comedy later in life than many others. Born in New Delhi, Sindhu Vee spent her childhood in India and the Philippines, before receiving degrees in Oxford, Montreal, and Chicago universities. Once upon a time, Sindhu was an investment banker, now she is firmly in the British […]

The Tamil language film ‘Jai Bhim’ is in the running for ‘best picture’ at the 94th Oscars. On Thursday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed the 276 feature films from across the globe that are eligible for consideration at the Oscars 2022. Voting beings on the 27th of January and by February […]

On Saturday, 22nd January, the London borough of Kingston Upon Thames and various Tamil community organisations unveiled a signboard to its twin city, Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka. The twinning with Jaffna celebrates the large local Tamil community and recognises the important roles they play in the borough. Erected near the Kingston boundary along Burlington […]