Sri Lanka
Mangai | International Women’s Day
Tamil institute for leadership & excellence, present MANGAI | மங்கை, an evening celebrating Tamil women from a diverse range of professions. The annual international women’s day networking event takes place on Friday 8th March in London, featuring inspirational UK based Eelam Tamil women. Anisha Kiri (Barrister) Pritt (Artist/ Musician) Mathu Selva (Technology Consultant) Julia Anton […]
READ MOREMega Maalai 2024 – 30th Anniversary | Excel London
Celebrating their 30th anniversary, the Tamil society at Imperial College London proudly presents Europe’s longest running and largest annual student-led cultural showcase. With over 240 performers across 10 acts incorporating cultural dance, music and fashion, Mega Maalai will be taking place at the ExCeL London. All profits from this year’s show will be donated to […]
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Tamil elders win big at the 2023 Asia Masters Athletics Championships
Defying age, and winning the hearts of millions across the global Tamil diaspora and homelands, are these inspiring elders who recently competed in the 22nd Asia Masters Athletics Championships held in the Philippines. Representing Sri Lanka was 71-year-old Mullaitivu resident, Mrs Akhila Thiru Nayagi (Akila Thirunayaki). Competing barefoot, the Tamil grand mother won two gold […]
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Tens of thousands attend Santhosh Narayanan’s Yaazh Gaanam in Jaffna
Yaazh Gaanam 2023, a first of its kind multi-artist Tamil music festival, took place last night in Jaffna. The Santhosh Narayanan concert, headlined by the popular South Indian music composer and his troupe of musicians, also provided a much needed platform for local and diaspora Tamil independent artists to perform in Jaffna. Many of the […]
READ MOREWildlife and Wilderness in the North
WILDLIFE AND WILDERNESS IN THE NORTH Largely ignored but of vital value By Dr. Shanmugasundaram Wijeyamohan 6pm (Colombo) 1.30pm (UK) 19th October 2023, Jasmine Hall, BMICH Zoom Link: Click here In 2009, visitors to the North and the East were astonished at the sight of pristine forests, unlike many left in the remainder of the country, […]
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