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How did Yamuna Sangarasivam get a chance to dance with Michael Jackson in his iconic “Black or White” video — which premiered in 27 countries to an audience of 500 million? Although she was a huge fan of the King of Pop, she never imagined that she would meet him, let alone dance a duet […]

Ooty, named after a small town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu is opening on the 14th February 2019 in Marylebone, London. The restaurant will focus on the ingredients and cuisine of southern India. The kitchen is headed up by Manmeet Singh Bali, formerly head chef at Michelin-starred London restaurants Rasoi and Vineet Bhatia […]

This weekend saw the fourth episode of The Voice UK, showcasing another group of gifted singers hoping for a turn from the coaches, and the opportunity to advance through to the Battles. 23-year-old Stefan Mahendra, a singer, songwriter and keyboard player from Bromley London is the latest Tamil talent to perform on the Voice UK. […]

We are celebrating Thai Pongal, the annual Tamil harvest festival with a traditional pure vegetarian feast served on a banana leaf. Pongal feast 2019 is an initiative by Thamarai to showcase Tamil vegetarian & vegan cuisine in London. For this, we have teamed up with Sambal Kitchen & Diner in South Harrow and the brand […]

It was worth the wait. Tamil Nadu’s famous Murugan Idli Shop has opened their first branch in London. The vegetarian chain of restaurants founded by S.Manoharan, who studied food & catering technology in London, has twenty branches in Tamil Nadu and two in Singapore. On our visit to the London branch, we were delighted to […]

The Malaysian born Tamil chef & restaurateur Sugen Gopal has opened his highly anticipated second restaurant – Gopal’s Corner in Victoria, London – paying homage to the restaurant opened by his parents in the 70’s in Ipoh, Malaysia. Gopal’s Corner is located on the first floor of Market Hall Victoria, an upmarket food hall which […]

British Tamil artist “Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam” — better known to the world as M.I.A. is gearing up for the release of her highly anticipated documentary “MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.” which hits cinemas across the UK on Friday 21st September. The film by Steve Loveridge is a behind-the-scenes look into M.I.A.’s life as an artist […]

Dirty Elephant presents ‘Yacht’ performed by the multi-talented Canadian Tamil artist – Yanchan, who has in addition to writing & performing the track, co-produced it, sampling a popular Tamil cinema song from Southern India.

London based Sri Lankan Tamil film director & writer Suba Sivakumaran premieres her full-length independent fiction film “House of my fathers” (Tamil: Mouna Kaandam, Sinhala: Nomiyana Mathakaya) at the BFI London Film festival, shortly after its world premiere in South Korea at the Busan International Film Festival. After decades of war, one Tamil and one […]

Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah will be the new Chief Executive of Oxfam GB, the international agency announced today. Sriskandarajah is currently Secretary General and CEO of CIVICUS, the Johannesburg-based global alliance of civil society organisations and activists with members in more than 180 countries. He joined CIVICUS in 2013 and was previously Director General of the Royal […]