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Written & performed by Chennai-born rapper Sofia Ashraf and set to Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda,” Kodaikanal Won’t takes an undisguised jab at Unilever for its failure to clean up mercury contamination or compensate workers affected by its thermometer factory in Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu.  Since its release, the music video has gone viral across the net. Sign […]

The family behind Michelin-starred Indian restaurants Gymkkhana and Trishna are launching a third site in Soho, London inspired by the roadside shacks of southern India and Sri Lanka in October. Called Hoppers, it will occupy the site on Frith Street in Soho that was formerly home to Koya, a Japanese udon noodle shop. It’s scheduled […]

A team of Tamil scientists from Sri Lanka & USA have discovered that cooking rice with a teaspoon of coconut oil then refrigerating it for 12 hours, reduces the number of calories absorbed by the body by more than 50%! Sudhair James, Pushparajah Thavarajah & Dil Thavarajah’s research work was selected by the American Chemical […]

Veerappan Moustache Wax for those who like their tashes slick, styled and conditioned.

Asanish Kalyanasundaram achieves perfect A-level results of 100% in maths, physics, chemistry, biology and critical thinking.

Its a good day for Southern music fans & artists across the globe as media guru, former ‘editor in chief’ of Thamarai.com and an advocate for all things Southern, Ashanti Omkar has her own show on the BBC Asian Network, a UK based BBC radio station serving the South Asian audience.

Raising the bar video after video, Chennai based Tamil hiphop & independent artist Aadhi aka Hiphop Tamizha proudly releases his latest masterpiece in association with Remy Martin.

A photographer from Chennai, Tamil Nadu who started his photography journey only in 2008 has snapped an international award winning photograph. Divine Makeover by Mahesh Balasubramanian is a Merit Prize winner at the 2014 National Geographic Traveller Photography Contest.

Born in Sheffield to Sri Lankan Tamil parents, 43 year old Indu Rubasingham is the director of the Tricycle Theatre in London. After the theatres decision not to host the UK Jewish Film Festival as it was part funded by the Israeli government, Indu has been facing a barrage of condemnation. She hits back in an interview with the Evening standard.

Dhariny Sivajee has the answer. The Tamil Londoner has given up a successful career as a Visual merchandiser for a clothing brand to setup up a business in one of Londonâ??s fastest growing industries.