South India
Tamil Diaspora Music: Vaanu And Her Flying Dodos
After 1727, waves of Tamil immigrants entered Mauritius from Southern India. The first to arrive were merchants and masons during the French rule, followed by a wave of labourers brought in during the British period to work their sugar cane plantations. Today, the island nation is home to roughly 115,000 Tamilians, who have established a […]
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Raja Kumari’s Music Video seamlessly combines bharatanatyam & Kolaveri Di
Growing up in California and raised in a South Indian family, Raja Kumari’s creations combine elements of her cultural heritage with Hip-hop. Her latest music video “Believe in You”, taken from her upcoming album “The Come Up”, showcases the artists love for Indian classical dance, including Kuchipudi & Bharatanatyam, forms of classical dance from South India which she learnt at […]
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Deepavali television advert tackles misjudgement of Malaysia’s Tamil youth
Since 1996, Petronas, the national oil company of Malaysia have produced heart-warming and thought-provoking television adverts to mark major religious & cultural festivals celebrated by the country’s Malay, Chinese & Tamil communities. The first of these ads was released for Deepavali two decades ago. This year’s ad tackles misjudgement. The most memorable of these was this humorous TVC for Deepavali 2003. The commercial featured two […]
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I’M INDIAN, I’M DARK, AND I DON’T CARE.
I love being an Indian, truly I do. With the country’s powerful history, one of a kind culture, and to-die-for food, how could one simply not? But behind India’s beautiful face, there is a growing disease that our society continually fails to recognize- colorism. Colorism is a term coined by author Alice Walker, and is […]
READ MORELondon Tamil Market 2017 | British Tamil Chamber of Commerce
The third annual London Tamil Market, hosted by the British Tamil Chamber of Commerce returns to the Harrow Leisure Centre in west London on Saturday 8th till Sunday 9th April 2017. Showcasing Tamil Businesses from all sectors with a huge range of products and services. This will be your golden opportunity to find 100s retailers […]
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