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What started off as a short film about the Tamil community in France, has blossomed into a full length feature film premiering at the highly acclaimed 81st Venice Film Festival. French Tamil actor and director Lawrence Valin  directorial debut “Little Jaffna”, is set in La Chappelle in central Paris. The area is known to residents […]

The three Tamil food businesses we spotted at the recent Hampton Court Palace Food Festival 2024. Jaffna Kitchen : A South London based entity, operating dark kitchens specialising in street food favourites, to include; mutton rolls, kothu & devilled dishes. To increase their  brand awareness, they have been presenting at food festivals across London. Amrutha […]

A diaspora Tamil entrepreneur, DJ & music producer, has returned to his country of birth to reconnect with his roots. Born in Jaffna and raised in London, Robert Rajeswaran aka @rob_r_music , has had a enthralling journey that has taken him full circle – from war torn northern Sri Lanka, to the UK, a stint […]

In a landslide victory for the Labour Party, Uma Kumaran has been elected as the Member of Parliament for Stratford and Bow, following the General Election which took place on Thursday 4 July 2024.   The British Tamil, who is of Sri Lankan Tamil heritage, is the first Tamil parliamentarian in London.  Born in East London, […]

Malaysian Tamil chef and restaurateur, Mano Thevar has retained his two-Michelin-stars for “Thevar”, his fine dining Indian restaurant in Singapore. Thevar, serves modern Indian cuisine with European techniques, some flavours from the (Malaysian) peninsula and high quality Japanese produce. One of his favourite dishes at Thevar is Irish oysters topped with rasam vinaigrette and sambal […]

A Tamil Hindu wedding has been featured on British Vogue, a long running fashion publication. Jana Nandakumar and his wife Gaya tied the knot last year in the UK, in a fairytale traditional wedding observing Tamil Sri Lankan customs, attended by five hundred friends and family from around the world. Jana and Gaya, both from […]

From being homeless on the streets of London, a Sri Lankan Tamil chef has turned his life around with the immeasurable help from UK’s refugee charities. Before becoming a trained chef, Sivakolundu Yogeswaran arrived to the UK in 2008, where he received no help from the government and British Tamil community. Struggling to make a […]

The Orchestral Qawwali Project founded by British Tamil vocalist Abi Sampa, and composer husband Rushil Rajan, performed to 5,000 Sufi music lovers at London’s Royal Albert Hall on the 27th May. Reframing traditional and well known qawwali compositions at a scale never seen before, the special one-off show with the National Youth Chamber Choir, London Voices and […]

Is “Checkatrade” heading to be the next big digital platform? It could be with their new CEO, a Tamil from San Francisco who once headed Uber Eats in the UK and EMEA. From Portsmouth, in the south of England, Checkatrade is the UK’s leading digital marketplace for helping homeowners find a quality tradesperson. Millions of […]

Earlier in the week, American Tamil artist @ganavya made her UK television debut on the award winning “Later with Jools Holland,” performing her single “Forgive me my,” accompanied by mridangam and harp. Ganavya Doraiswamy, is a New York-born, California based and Tamil Nadu-raised critically acclaimed vocalist, scholar, Carnatic musician and multidisciplinary creator. A soundsmith and […]