Tag Posts: sri lankan tamil
The Other Side by Indrani Balaratnam
This poem by london based writer and poet Indrani Balaratnam sums up the emotions felt by many in the Tamil diaspora upon being able to view their villages & homes for the very first time after three decades of conflict. Thanks to the introduction of Google Street View in Sri Lanka, accessing streets in the […]
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Tamil talent Shan Vincent De Paul premieres one-take ‘Die Iconic’ video
Toronto based Tamil talent Shan Vincent De Paul premieres ‘Die Iconic’ video, getting hip hop lovers ready for the release of his debut album Saviors. The entire video seems to have been shot in one take without the artiste blinking once! “The song was written and filmed the day after my daughter was born. In […]
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Theatre director Indhu Rubasingham: I just didn’t want to take sides in a very emotional, passionate situation
Born in Sheffield to Sri Lankan Tamil parents, 43 year old Indu Rubasingham is the director of the Tricycle Theatre in London. After the theatres decision not to host the UK Jewish Film Festival as it was part funded by the Israeli government, Indu has been facing a barrage of condemnation. She hits back in an interview with the Evening standard.
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High profile British women give their voices to Sri Lanka’s Tamil rape victims
Giving their voices to Sri Lanka’s Tamil rape victims, high profile women & one man took part in an event at the Canadian High Commissioner’s residence in London on the 11th June 2014.
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German Tamil nominated for prestigious German Language & Literature Award
The young German Tamil from Berlin, Senthuran Varatharajah has been nominated for the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize, the highest award presented at the Festival of German-Language Literature.
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