At just 28, Nim was thriving and in the best shape of his life, having just completed the New York City Marathon. But in November 2024, he started to find it difficult to breathe. Within days of undergoing tests, he was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, a rare and life-threatening blood cancer. A stem […]
READ MOREHot on the steps of “Never Have I Ever” and “The Kandasamys”, the soon to be released “Pradeeps of Pittsburg” follows the lives of a South Asian family (most likely Tamil) in the diaspora. The Amazon Prime series, out on October 17th, features a cast of talented Tamil actors in the lead roles – including […]
READ MOREAmerican 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 […]
READ MORETamil institute for leadership & excellence, present MANGAI | மங்கை, an evening celebrating Tamil women from a diverse range of professions. The annual international women’s day networking event takes place on Friday 8th March in London, featuring inspirational UK based Eelam Tamil women. Anisha Kiri (Barrister) Pritt (Artist/ Musician) Mathu Selva (Technology Consultant) Julia Anton […]
READ MORERoy 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 […]
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