Sri Lanka
Jaffna born Khamshajiny Gunaratnam elected into Norway Parliament
Congratulations to Jaffna born Khamshajiny Gunaratnam, who was recently elected as a member of the parliament of Norway. Best-known by her nickname Kamzy, at three years old she and her family fled to Europe as refugees from Sri Lanka’s civil war. “I became engaged with politics mainly because of the situation in Sri Lanka. It’s […]
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A Passage North by Anuk Arudpragasam is long listed for the Booker Prize
A Passage North by Anuk Arudpragasam is long listed for the Booker Prize. The Booker Prize for Fiction is open to works by writers of any nationality, written in English and published in the UK or Ireland. Anuk Arudpragasam is a Sri Lankan Tamil novelist who writes in English and Tamil. He was born in […]
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Sri Lankan Tamil Tycoon Kili Maharaja, Chairman of Maharaja Group has passed away
Sri Lankan Tamil business tycoon R.Rajamahendran (79), the Chairman of The Capital Maharaja Group, has passed away while receiving treatment at a hospital in Colombo. Known fondly as Kili Maharaja, Rajandram Rajamahendran was the son of Sinnathamby Rajandram, one of the founders of The Capital Maharaja Organisation Limited, one of the largest conglomerates in Sri […]
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Kamali by Priya Ragu pays tribute to young women going against the grain
Warner Music’s Swiss Tamil singer, musician and songwriter Priya Ragu shared her latest single Kamali, which pays tribute to young women going against the grain. The song was inspired by a young Tamil Nadu based skateboarder named Kamali who we previously featured on Thamarai. Priya also announced that her debut mixtape ‘damnshestamil’ which she created […]
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Four international Tamil actresses shattering the glass ceiling
Streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime have helped us discover emerging Tamil talent from across the globe. Here are four amazing international Tamil actresses to watch as they shatter the glass ceiling. Geraldine Viswanathan Standup comedian, sketch writer and now actress, Australian newcomer Geraldine Viswanathan is no stranger to laughs. From high school sex […]
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