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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 […]

Gopal’s Corner, a Malaysian Tamil restaurant based in central London, specialising in banana leaf rice, hosted their 4th annual Pongal Feast in Markethall Victoria. On Saturday, diners enjoyed a bottomless vegan feast served on a banana leaf to celebrate the Tamil harvest festival known as Thai Pongal, as well as Tamil heritage month in London […]

A Tamil couple from the UK has presented their product on the latest series of BBC’s Dragons’ Den. Nakkeeran and Yegavaani, are the founders of Neitiv, a company specialising in premium beer made from coconut flower, and geared towards women. Their pitch aired on BBC 1 in mid-January and is available to view now, online, […]

20-year-old Tamil kick-boxer Indukadevi Ganesh from rural Puthiyangar, Mullaitivu district, in northern Sri Lanka has won a gold medal in an international competition. She competed yesterday in Lahore, Pakistan, against other female fighters in the under 25s, 50-55kg category. Attracted to sports, specifically kickboxing, she found a suitable and skillful trainer at school in 2017. […]

On Monday evening the Tamil community came together to celebrate Thai Pongal and mark the recently announced Tamil Heritage Month in London. “Pongal in Westminiser” was hosted by various Tamil community organisations in the UK. The event featured live cultural performances – including parai, carnatic and bharatanatyam, with speeches by prominent members of parliament and […]

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Tamil Artists of The Noble Sage Online Exhibition runs: 11 – 18 th January 2022 January 2022 has been appointed by the Mayor and the London Assembly as Tamil Heritage Month. As such, The Noble Sage, London’s gallery specialising in Tamil modern and contemporary art, will be holding an exhibition online from the 11 – […]

Tamil Heritage Month UK

It’s official, The London Assembly has marked January as Tamil Heritage Month to celebrate the contributions of our Tamil community, originating from Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa and elsewhere. In early December the London Assembly unanimously called on the Mayor of London and the London boroughs to ensure Tamil Heritage Month and celebrations […]

This is Rishi Sebastiampillai Robin, a Belgian model of Sri Lankan Tamil descent. Coming out of nowhere, this 19-year-old suddenly walked every major show in London, Milan and Paris. Rishi made his debut at Ermenegildo Zegna in the summer of 2018 and has worked with brands like Versace, Hermès, and Lanvin. Part of the Antwerp […]

“After a decade of experience in the fast fashion industry, I found purpose in slow fashion; upholding the ethos that we buy less, choose well and make it last.” This is British Tamil entrepreneur Lux, the founder of LoveLux London. After a decade working for brands like ASOS and Not on the high street, Lux […]