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Vetrimaran’s film about brutality & corruption in India’s police force has been selected to represent India at the 2017 Oscars in Hollywood. Produced by popular Kollywood (Tamil cinema) actor Dhanush, “Visarani” (Interrogation) has been picking up numerous awards including an National Award in India and the Amnesty International Italia Award when it premiered at the […]

A Los Angeles based attorney of Sri Lankan Tamil heritage was selected and awarded the MacArthur “genius grant”, which comes with a no-strings-attached $625,000 stipend. The foundation identifies people doing groundbreaking good deeds, studies them from afar, then calls with the good news. For Ahilan Arulanantham defending the rights of people fleeing violence became his […]

The hard work is paying off. British singer, songwriter, musician and producer Arjun Coomaraswamy has signed his first UK deal with a major mainstream record label. He announced the wonderful news on facebook whilst on his Australasia tour. The deal with Island Records UK, a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), was inked recently at the London headquarters. Arjun will join Island […]

American Tamil comedian, writer & actor Aziz Ansari accepted his first Emmy last night alongside Alan Yang at the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. The award recognised their ‘Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series’ for the ‘Master of None’ episode ‘Parents’. The episode focused on the […]

Five young high school students, recipients of the 2016 National Student Poets accolade, were invited to the White House in recognition of their poetry skills. They delivered their poetry in front of their family and distinguished guests including the First Lady, Michelle Obama, who is also the honorary chairman of the President’s Committee on the […]