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Young Tamil piano prodigy performs at London’s Royal Albert Hall
Meet six-year-old piano prodigy Yaashinii Kalai Vasudavan. She recently shone at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall in London, where she was invited to perform after receiving a gold medal in the ‘Grand Prize Virtuoso’ international music competition. She is now going to perform at the Carnegie Hall in New York. Young classical musicians of all […]
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Asian Provocateur is back with two hilarious British Tamils
UPDATED 07/10/2016: Series 2 of Asian Provocateur with British Tamil comedian Romesh Ranaganthan & his mother Shanthi kicks off on Wednesday 12th October on BBC 3. Original article: 12th April 2016 Popular British Comedian Romesh Ranganthan prepares for his ultimate Tamil diaspora odyssey! Currently busy with his UK wide comedy tour, Romesh took time out of […]
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The first Sri Lankan Tamil RAF Pilot celebrates 100th Birthday
I was a brat when I was young. I studied in Ananda College first and then continued at Manipay and Jaffna Hindu Colleges. In my early twenties, I wasn’t doing anything meaningful with my life; hence, my parents told me to leave the house. I had no choice but to join the RAF to make […]
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Social campaign by American Tamil sisters celebrate dark skin #unfairandlovely
A photo series featuring two American Tamil sisters has inspired a new social campaign celebrating dark skin #unfairandlovely In recent weeks, three students from the University of Texas, Austin, have launched a new campaign which has become a talking point on social media around the world. It was inspired by a project that Pax Jones, […]
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The Other Side by Indrani Balaratnam
This poem by london based writer and poet Indrani Balaratnam sums up the emotions felt by many in the Tamil diaspora upon being able to view their villages & homes for the very first time after three decades of conflict. Thanks to the introduction of Google Street View in Sri Lanka, accessing streets in the […]
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