UK and Europe
HMS Trincomalee bicentenary celebrations
Now part of the National Museum of the Royal Navy, the HMS Trincomalee is a Hartlepool focal point and tourist attraction. This October Hartlepool residents and the Royal Navy will celebrate HMS Trincomalee’s 200th anniversary. Built in 1817, Hartlepool is home to a remnant of Britain’s colonial history in the Indian Ocean. The HMS Trincomalee […]
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Trincomalee’s connection with Hartlepool, a coastal town in England’s North-East
The coastal town of Hartlepool, located in the north-east of England, has a little-known connection with the ancient Tamil port city of Trincomalee. Famous for its natural deep-water harbour, pristine beaches and the Koneswaran Hindu temple, Trincomalee lies in the north-east of Sri Lanka. Built in 1817, Hartlepool is home to a remnant of Britain’s […]
READ MOREThiruvalluvar Celebration Day at SOAS | London
SOAS University’s South Asia Institute is proud to be hosting a day to commemorate the great Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar on Saturday 13th May 2017. An afternoon of lectures, readings and performances which will celebrate his work and influence on Tamil scholarship and culture. SOAS will also be marking the 21st Anniversary of the well-loved statue of […]
READ MOREIsai Plugged-in | Tamil music show with Devan & Dilukshan
Isai Plugged-in is an intimate music event hosted by BlueFeather Studios. A one of a kind music show giving the audience an essence and experience of original raw music from various independent musicians and renowned singer Devan Ekambaram, the upcoming young talent Dilukshan Jeyaratnam and hand-picked independent musicians from the UK. Thamarai readers will receive […]
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Tamil Writers: Song of the Sun God by Shankari Chandran
Shankari Chandran was raised in Canberra, Australia. She spent a decade in London, working as a lawyer in the social justice field. She eventually returned home to Australia, where she now lives with her husband, four children and their cavoodle puppy, Benji. In January 2017, she published her first book with Perera-Hussein, Song of the […]
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