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An 8-year-old British Tamil school girl, who got into chess “accidentally”, is crowned best female player at European chess tournament in Zagreb, Croatia at the weekend. Bodhana Sivanandan from Harrow in north-west London, described as a ‘phenomenon,’ made Chess history after beating an international master 30 years her senior, and drew with a grandmaster. She […]

British Tamil Indhu Rubasingham has been appointed the artistic director of the National Theatre. The landmark London venue will get its first female director in its 60-year history. Indhu has been at the London Kiln Theatre (formerly the Tricycle) for over a decade and will replace the National’s current director Rufus Norris in 2025. Speaking […]

Roti King are opening their third site in London! We headed over to the friends and family night for a preview. The Tamil owned, London based Pan-Malaysian restaurant group, founded by Ipoh (Malaysia) born and raised chef Sugen Gopal, is set to open it’s third Roti King site in London following the success of their […]

2023 has been a wonderful year for Tamil bakers. Here are a few making their mark across Europe. Tharsiny “Thas” Thanendran, a 27-year-old Tamil baker and mechanical engineer from Copenhagen, reached the final of Den Store Bagedyst 2023, the Danish spin-off of The Great British Bake Off. Starting of her television cooking debut with a […]

Introducing Divesh Subaskaran and Adwitha Arumugam. The two Tamil stars have landed the lead roles in the current UK & Ireland tour of Life of Pi. Divesh, was born in Malaysia and raised in Singapore. He came to London four years ago after completing two years of military service in Singapore. Leading the show, Life […]

Defying age, and winning the hearts of millions across the global Tamil diaspora and homelands, are these inspiring elders who recently competed in the 22nd Asia Masters Athletics Championships held in the Philippines. Representing Sri Lanka was 71-year-old Mullaitivu resident, Mrs Akhila Thiru Nayagi (Akila Thirunayaki). Competing barefoot, the Tamil grand mother won two gold […]

Opening this month in the UK is Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran’s first institutional solo exhibition in Europe, funded by Creative Australia and Creative Scotland. The Sydney based Tamil artist is delighted to present Idols of Mud and Water at Tramway’s main gallery, a former Tram depot in Glasgow on Friday 24th November and running until April […]

A Tamil fashion designer pays tribute to Tamil folk art, at London Fashion Week 2023. Vino Supraja, an ethical and sustainable fashion brand from Tamil Nadu in southern India, unveiled it’s ‘Purisai’ collection – an ode to the ancient folk art Therukoothu on the global stage. Therukoothu, a traditional Tamil street theatre, served as the […]

There’s a notion many carry, that dreams have an age limit, that aspirations grow old with us. Ramesh Vethanayagam wasn’t one of them. He embodied the spirit of a young man eager to soak up the world, much like the very first time one gazes upon a movie screen with wonder. On the surface, Ramesh […]

Yaazh Gaanam 2023, a first of its kind multi-artist Tamil music festival, took place last night in Jaffna. The Santhosh Narayanan concert, headlined by the popular South Indian music composer and his troupe of musicians, also provided a much needed platform for local and diaspora Tamil independent artists to perform in Jaffna. Many of the […]