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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 […]

Meet Bluefeather’s Suresh and Sandhya, the Tamil couple championing Tamil Comedy across Europe. London based Blue Feather Studios ran by powerhouse couple Suresh and Sandhya recently celebrated its 100th production in March. The duo having previously brought stand-up comedians from India’s Tamil comedy industry such as Alexander Babu, Praveen Kumar, Karthik Kumar, Sonu Venugopal, Vikram, […]

Tamil siblings Aaharen Piranavan and Adsaya Piranavan from Pickering, have been crowned National winners at the 2024 Canadian Wrestling Championships (in the Cadet U17 category), which kicked off on March 14th. The High school students are members of Durham’s Team impact wrestling Club. Adsaya competes in the 49kg category, whilst Aaharen in the 51kg. 15-year-old […]

Come, let’s eat, is a gigantic four storey high mural in Ukkadam, Tamil Nadu, painted in 9 days by Singaporean artist Yip Yew Chong. Immersing in the local community and culture, the street mural artist took inspiration from the culinary delights of the region – a banana leaf laden with Vadai, Thosai, Uthapam, idli, podi […]

Yalpanam, the second studio album by Norwegian Tamil folk rock band 9 Grader Nord (9 degrees north), has picked up a Spellemaansprisen – the Norwegian equivalent of the Grammy. The group consisting of sisters Mira and Dipha Thiruchelvam, Jakob Sønnesyn and Jakob Sisselson Hamre offers a mix of genres, such as baila, flamenco, jazz and […]

Brimming with joy are Shakti band members Shankar Mahadevan, V Selvaganesh and Ganesh Rajagopalan, who won a Grammy for Best Global Music Album. The Indian fusion band was up against the likes of Susana Baca, Bokante, Burna Boy, and Davido for the prestigious award. Released in June 2023, the 2024 Grammy award winning album, “This […]

Tamil actress Anjana Vasan, has landed a role in Wicked Little Letters. An outrageous British comedy based on a true story from 1920s England about two neighbors caught up in a literal war of words. Born in Tamil Nadu, and raised in Singapore, Anjana Vasan is an Oliver Award winning actress. She received the award […]

Tamil born, social media sensation Shini Muthukrishnan from Staffordshire is the newest member of Blue Peter. Shini will be making her live television debut as the 43rd presenter on the world’s longest-running children’s TV show this Friday 19th January on CBBC & BBC iPlayer at 5.00pm. Born in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, 22 year-old Shini […]