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Roti Canai, the popular Malaysian flatbread, has been named the “best bread in the world” by Taste Atlas. The recipe and cooking technique was brought over to the Malay peninsular by Tamil speaking Muslims from Southern India (specifically Chennai), and to this day is available from street food vendors and restaurants known as Mamak. The […]

Pitching her latest film idea titled “Etniske Smerter” (Ethnic Plains) to a panel of her peers, Danish Tamil film director Nivetha Balasubramaniam won the 2nd spot and 15.000 kr at the Odense International Film Festival. Pitch Me Baby is the live pitch competition held at the Odense International Film Festival in Denmark, in collaboration with […]

Kanchipuram born and Bangalore raised artist, Brodha V, is one of India’s underrated gems. The independent artist who is a proficient rapper, singer and songwriter, is also a master in fusing Carnatic or South Indian folk music with quintessential hip hop. Best known for “Vainko” and “Aathma Raama” (which has over 50 million views), Brodha […]

Chairsyde, a revolutionary dental consultation platform, founded by British Tamil dentist and tech innovator Dr Loven Ganeshwaran and Kirk Sivanandan, after an inspiring aid mission to the North & East of Sri Lanka, has been featured in a new book to commemorate 75 years of the National Health Service. The book presents the people and […]

The Jungle, a film (best described as the first episode of many) by British Tamil director Sanmugan Satheesan aka Saanmuu Films, premiered on Saturday 9th September at the iconic British Film Institute in London. Set in London’s underworld, this gritty independent film follows two rival gangs fighting for dominance. After several years of work, which […]

South Indian music composer Santhosh Narayanan, famed for his work in the Tamil film industry, has announced his first ever Jaffna concert. He’s bringing along a few Tamil independent artists for the journey. Many of whom, will be visiting their ancestral homeland for the very first time. Jaffna, also known as Yalpanam (named after the […]

Singapore Tamil, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, a 66-year-old former senior minister has been voted in as the ninth president of Singapore earning a landslide victory with 70.4 per cent of the votes. Once Singapore’s finance minister and deputy prime minister, the former economist has also held top positions at global institutions such as the United Nations and […]

63-year-old retired electrician, Katiravan Subarayan, has embarked on a solo world bike tour, which started from his hometown in Malaysia. Katiravan, a Malaysian Tamil, will visit a total of 106 countries on his BMW R1200RS, a sport-touring motorcycle which he has named Parameswara – the last king of Singapura (present day Singapore) and the founder […]

South African Tamil Bryoni Govender, was recently named Miss Universe South Africa 2023. The 26-year-old lawyer and model from Johannesburg will represent South Africa this November at Miss Universe in El Salvador, where 80 countries will be competing in the international pageant. What sets Bryoni apart is her unwavering passion for education and empowerment. “I […]

Roy Ratnavel’s incredible journey begins when he was 17, taken by government soldiers to a prison camp for no reason other than guilty of being Tamil. He was tortured for two months, until he was able to get word out to a family friend-a colonel in the Sri Lankan army. ‘Uncle’ Fernando was able to […]