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A 14-year-old inventor from Tamil Nadu is in the running to win £1 million as a finalist in “The Earthshot Prize”, an global environmental initiative launched by Prince William. Vinisha Umashankar of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, proves you are never too young to help the environment through innovation. Aged just 14, her solar-powered ironing cart is […]

Here’s the first image to be released of the Sharma sisters from Season 2 of Bridgerton – played by British Tamil actresses Simone Ashley (Kate Sharma) and Charithra Chandran (Edwina Sharma). Based on Julia Quinn’s novels, Bridgerton is a romantic drama set during the Regency era in England. It follows eight close-knit siblings of the […]

Congratulations to Jaffna born Khamshajiny Gunaratnam, who was recently elected as a member of the parliament of Norway. Best-known by her nickname Kamzy, at three years old she and her family fled to Europe as refugees from Sri Lanka’s civil war. “I became engaged with politics mainly because of the situation in Sri Lanka. It’s […]

British Tamil Daisy Veerasingham has been appointed the President and CEO of the Associated Press. She will become the first woman, first person of color and first person from outside of the United States to lead the AP in its 175-year history. Veerasingham, 51, is a first-generation Briton of Sri Lankan Tamil descent. Her appointment […]

A Passage North by Anuk Arudpragasam is long listed for the Booker Prize. The Booker Prize for Fiction is open to works by writers of any nationality, written in English and published in the UK or Ireland. Anuk Arudpragasam is a Sri Lankan Tamil novelist who writes in English and Tamil. He was born in […]

Sri Lankan Tamil business tycoon R.Rajamahendran (79), the Chairman of The Capital Maharaja Group, has passed away while receiving treatment at a hospital in Colombo. Known fondly as Kili Maharaja, Rajandram Rajamahendran was the son of Sinnathamby Rajandram, one of the founders of The Capital Maharaja Organisation Limited, one of the largest conglomerates in Sri […]

London based intensive care consultant Ganeshalingam Suntharalingam is pictured here with his wife Kim after receiving his OBE. The British Tamil consultant from Northwick Park and Ealing Hospitals, and former President of the Intensive Care Society, received his award from Prince Charles for services to the NHS before and during the pandemic. The pair had […]

Warner Music’s Swiss Tamil singer, musician and songwriter Priya Ragu shared her latest single Kamali, which pays tribute to young women going against the grain. The song was inspired by a young Tamil Nadu based skateboarder named Kamali who we previously featured on Thamarai. Priya also announced that her debut mixtape ‘damnshestamil’ which she created […]

Global streaming platform Netflix team up with leading South Indian independent artists to release “South Anthem – Namma Stories”, a song dedicated to India’s southern states. The music video features Arivu, SIRI, Hanumankind and NJ, rapping in their mother tongues about their pride, the richness of their culture, passion, and shared love for film. The […]

The Weakest Link is back after a nine year hiatus with its new celebrity host Romesh Ranganthan. Standup comedian and television presenter Romesh Ranganthan replaces the formidable Anne Robinson for the Weakest Link reboot. The 43-year-old witty British Tamil star will present the iconic TV quizshow series, which is said to be returning to the […]