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Tommy Genesis

The new Queen of the underground Hip-Hop scene is what some in the industry are calling her. The half-Tamil, half-Swedish, Vancouver born “Tommy Genesis” is a Calvin Klein model, visual artist and self-described “Fetish rapper”! Discovered through the internet by “Father”, the founder of Atlanta based Awful Records. Tommy joined the rap collective releasing her debut solo album “World Vision” through the […]

Tamil Hit bailleka

A.R. Rahman’s 2007 Tamil hit ‘Balleilakka’ from the Kollywood blockbuster ‘Sivaji: The Boss’ has been enthusiastically adopted by choirs worldwide through this arrangement for Earthsongs by Ethan Sperry. The latest, a vibrant music video featuring the National Youth Training Choir of Great Britain & the Indian percussion ensemble TARANG, also from the UK. With splashes of colour […]

aarthi-ramamurthy

A list of America’s 50 Most Influential Women by the lifestyle publication Marie Claire features 32-year-old Aarthi Ramamurthy as one of their movers, shakers and rule breakers! Aarthi Ramamurthy is the founder and CEO of Lumoid, a YCombinator-backed Silicon Valley startup, that provides a try-before-you-buy rental service for consumer electronics. Lumoid originally offered rentals for […]

praggnavanandhaa international chess master

Praggnanandhaa is no ordinary 11-year-old. He is the worlds youngest international Master and on Sunday 9th October 2016 he successfully defeated Grand Master Alex Bachmann of Paraguay. Competing in the Masters section of the Isle of Man chess championships, Praggnanandhaa’s credible victory was completed swiftly in a mere 18 moves. The Isle of Man Chess […]

S-nirujan and shreya Goshal

A few weeks ago the independent singer S.Nirujan announced on social media his collaboration with India’s iconic playback singer Shreya Ghoshal. Today he released the stunning music video to “Theeya”, his dream project which brings together Shreya Goshal and other talent from across Europe including CJ Germany & Sophia Akkara who star in the video. […]

Tamil dance music video neeye

Contemporary Indian dancers Shreya Deshpande & Niranjan Harish from the Bangalore based dance company Nritarutya are showcased in “Neeye”, a breathtaking production which celebrates dance and love, shining a spotlight on South India’s performing arts scene. The mesmerising choreography by Vishwakiran Nambi keeps you enthralled throughout the 6 minute routine. Director & Cinematographer Gomtesh Upadhye […]

tamil-survival-stories-indra

INDRA London, United Kingdom 1965 Our ship was like a floating luxury village. I shared a berth with the three other single Tamil women on the boat, who like me, were heading to the UK to study nursing. Before we awoke, a newsletter would be pushed under our door, which detailed the news and events […]

Ceylon Tea & French Patisserie

We had a wonderful time filming at “Lanka”, run by French & modern British cuisine chef Masayuki Hara, specialising in homemade French-style cakes and pure Ceylon teas. Located a short walk from Finchley Road Station in a thriving hub for the British Japanese community, the family owned and run business collaborates with the Euphorium Tea […]

Aiyoh, is now officially in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED)! The September update to OED contains more than 500 new words, phrases, and senses. Interesting additions include splendiferous, YOLO, our favourite Aiyoh and some inappropriate ones! Popularly used amongst the Tamils and other South Indian & Sri Lankan communities, “Aiyoh” actually originates from China! The word is […]

karthik-nagesan

The new series of the “The Apprentice” started yesterday on BBC 1 and it looks like we finally have our first Tamil contestant! Introducing 33-year-old, IT Consultant Karthik Nagesan from Northamptonshire, who moved to the UK from South India. Already standing out from the rest Karthik stated, “If I wanted to be like everyone else, I’d have waxed […]