Sunday 22nd December 2024
Close
COPYRIGHT © 2024 Thamarai
  • Home » News from the UK & International Tamil Community

News from the UK & International Tamil Community

Australian Tamil writer Shankari Chandran wins the 2023 Miles Franklin award for Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens, which draws on Sri Lanka’s civil war and the experiences of its refugee diaspora — specifically, the Tamil ethnic minority. The London born, Canberra raised author, human rights lawyer and mother of four, picked up Australia’s prestigious literary […]

This autumn, AR Rahman is performing live across Europe, marking his first-ever Europe tour. So far, the confirmed countries for the 2023 concert tour include Germany presented by Tamil.de & A.J.Entertainment, France by Shruthilayah and Switzerland by Thaalam Media. London is potentially on the cards for late September, but this has yet to be confirmed […]

After his sold out concert in Durban, South Africa, Sid Sriram performed his first-ever solo UK concert on Friday 14th July 2023, selling out OVO Arena Wembley’s 10,000 capacity. The California based singer and his live band performed non-stop for over 3 hours. The set list for “All Love No Hate” included the South Indian […]

Visiting Paris this Summer? Where do you go for the best Baguette in town? According to the latest headlines straight out of France, you have to visit Au Levain des Pyrénées boulangerie and baker Tharshan Selvarajah. Tharshan Selvarajah, a 37 year Tamil baker has won first place in the 30th annual “Grand Prix de la […]

In 2017, after meeting at a house party, Suruthi Bala & Hannah Maguire, who share an obsession for all things true crime recorded their first murder podcast inside a violin cupboard. By 2019, they were able to leave their jobs to focus full-time on the weekly podcast – the duo offer a dose of murder, […]

American Tamil Padma Lakshmi is one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2023. Sitting in the TITANS category amongst the likes of Lionel Messi, Beyoncé and Elon Musk, the 52 year old American author, activist, actress, model, philanthropist, and television host was born in Tamil nadu. Padma is the host of “Top Chef”, […]

A new era for British Tamil music has begun with the launch of Bosco Records, headed by London based music producer Charles Bosco. He has received investment from established industry leaders to back the venture. “Our mission is to provide a platform for South Asian talent in the UK music industry,” says Bosco Records founder […]

Vienna is the hot new single by London based singer and songwriter ilxnsei. ilxnsei’s latest is set on New Year’s Eve in Vienna, Austria. Filmed by Saj Selva and directed by Hishanth Jegathasan, Vienna tells the story of a couple growing apart. “I’ve been singing since I can remember”. Trained in Carnatic music from the […]

Celebrated Carnatic vocalist Bombay Jayashri is on the road to recovery after suffering an aneurysm in London. The 58-year-old singer was to perform two rare shows of Carnatic compositions and improvisations in England after 15 years. The first at London’s South Bank on the 18th March, followed by another at Liverpool’s Tung Auditorium on the […]

Perumal Murugan’s Pyre, a novel about caste based violence, becomes the first Tamil work to be longlisted for the prestigious International Booker prize. “Perumal Murugan is a great anatomist of power and, in particular, of the deep, deforming rot of caste hatred and violence,” the 2023 Booker judges said. It tells the story of a […]