UK and Europe
Whose Sari Now? 6th October to 10th December 2016
Six yards of cloth, wound round tight Or draped seductively Or practically, for breastfeeding Or pulled between thighs to walk like a man Or wildly thrown together, with Doc Martin boots A modest proposal or a political act or a defiant one At turns funny and poignant, domestic and political, Whose sari Now? is a […]
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Papi’s Pickles: Masala Dosa & Mutton Rolls at London’s Borough Market
We caught up with the team behind Papi’s Pickles during their two week pop-up at Borough Market in London. The family run social enterprise provides fresh and tasty South Indian and Sri Lankan food and pickles. Founded by Abi Ramanan, Papi’s Pickles work with unemployed women from these communities who live in the UK, providing […]
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London Borough of Kingston upon Thames to twin with Jaffna in Tamil heartland
Thamarai are delighted to learn that the London Borough of Kingston upon Thames, home approximately 12,000 Tamils, is to be twinned with Jaffna – a district in the northern province of Sri Lanka. Hon. Justice C.V. Vigneswaran, the current Chief Minister of the Northern Province and head of the Tamil People’s Council, will attend the […]
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Monica Thomas – Tamil Nadu’s Next Top Model
Introducing the stunning Monica Thomas, the latest export from India, hailing from the hill top town of Ooty in the Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Its been just over a year since she began her career as a model and already featured in Vogue India almost eight times, and became the cover girl for […]
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Is this Tamil man Singapore’s next prime minister?
In an recent online poll commissioned by Yahoo Singapore, Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam is a clear favourite to succeed Lee Hsien Loong as Singapore’s next Prime Minister. 69 per cent of the 897 Singaporeans who participated in the survey said they would support Tharman, a member of Singapore’s Ceylonese community (another name for the […]
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