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25-year-old French Tamil Athithiya Anantharajah appointed deputy mayor
At just 25 years old, French Tamil Athithiya Anantharajah has been appointed maire adjoint (deputy mayor) of Pontault-Combault – a municipal on the outskirts of Paris, France. From City councillor at 19, the daughter of Tamil refugees escaping the war in Sri Lanka, the French local politician has excelled in the recent municipal race through […]
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Little Jaffna premieres at Venice Film Festival 2024
What started off as a short film about the Tamil community in France, has blossomed into a full length feature film premiering at the highly acclaimed 81st Venice Film Festival. French Tamil actor and director Lawrence Valin directorial debut “Little Jaffna”, is set in La Chappelle in central Paris. The area is known to residents […]
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Tamil Baker wins prestigious Best Baguette in Paris competiton
Visiting Paris this Summer? Where do you go for the best Baguette in town? According to the latest headlines straight out of France, you have to visit Au Levain des Pyrénées boulangerie and baker Tharshan Selvarajah. Tharshan Selvarajah, a 37 year Tamil baker has won first place in the 30th annual “Grand Prix de la […]
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A conversation with NIO the Tamil Magician
A while back I was shown an exclusive trailer about an up-and-coming young magician called Niresh Satkunarajah, best known perhaps under his nom de guerre “NIO BELIEVE”. First reaction: a Tamil magician? His parents must be really cool and chilled out people, because I know for a fact that if I or any of my […]
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Presidential Awards for Classical Tamil
A French national, and a 92-year-old archaeologist among the recipients
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