Canada and America
A New Shade of Blue: Mas Subramanian’s Accidental Discovery
The color you see below is no ordinary hue. It’s one of the world’s newest — and perhaps most vivid — shades of blue. It also happens to be the result of a brilliant mistake. A team of chemists discovered YInMn blue during a chemistry experiment at Oregon State University in 2009. “It was serendipity, […]
READ MOREThe Digital Diaspora: Singapore’s Tamil Digital Heritage Collection – A Conversation With Arun Mahizhnan
In commemoration of Singapore’s 50 years of independence, the Tamil Digital Heritage Collection was launched on August 22, 2015. The unprecedented ground-up initiative successfully digitized 350 Tamil literary works of Singapore, including novels to poems and short stories that were published from 1965 to 2015. The Collection can be accessed at http://www.singaporetamil.sg/ Tamil Writers’ Association […]
READ MORESaathanai Thamizha 2016 | Switzerland
Hosted by Tamilithal, a platform for emerging Tamil artists across the globe of Sri Lankan Tamil origin, the second annual Saathanai Tamizha awards takes place this July in Switzerland. The awards aim to recognise the achievements and creations of existing artists, and also to inspire new artists to pursue their passion. Tickets are free for […]
READ MORETamil Entrepreneurs Forum (TEF2016)
Tamil Entrepreneurs Forum (TEF2016) is a powerful one day business conference hosted during the Federation of Tamil Sangams North America (FeTNA) Annual Convention. We bring together Entrepreneurs, Business Executives, Venture Capitalists, Industry Influencers and Thought Leaders from across the world to be hosted at the historic Trenton War Memorial in New Jersey. Tamil Entrepreneurs Forum […]
READ MOREFeTNA 2016 Tamil America Pioneer Awards
Join FeTNA as we celebrate this year’s recipients of the Tamil American Pioneer Awards (TAP) at the 29th annual FeTNA Convention in Trenton, New Jersey! FeTNA 2016 TAP Awards Recipients are: Dr. Paramsothy Jayakumar – Scientist, winner of the Department of Defense Scientist of the Quarter award. Nimmi Gowrinathan – Social activist, Professor directing the […]
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