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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 […]

Mahajana College, more than a century old institution from Tellippalai, Sri Lanka, is synonymous with producing high-caliber well-rounded students who have ventured globally to establish successful careers and build strong cultural networks wherever they landed. As with many other Tamils who decided to settle in the green pastures of the UK, there was a desire […]

American Tamil, Shruthi Kumar was invited to deliver a speech “The Power of Not Knowing,” at her Harvard graduation ceremony after winning a college contest. Going off-script, she calls out the university for punishing 13 Pro-Palestinian undergraduates, by barring them from graduating for their involvement in campus protests. More than 1,000 students walked out of […]

British Tamil chef & veterinary surgeon Brin Pirathapan wins Masterchef UK 2024 British Tamil chef and Veterinary Surgeon Brin Pirathapan is crowned winner of Masterchef 2024. Reacting to his MasterChef win, Brin said: “I’m absolutely chuffed to bits. I can’t breathe! I’m a big mix of my background, my culture and all the opportunities my […]