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Aishwarya Manivannan: The Tamil Martial Art of Silambam in a Saree
On “National Handloom Day”, celebrated on August 7th in India, Aishwarya Manivannan a Tamil Nadu based artist, designer & practitioner of Silambattam released a video celebrating her love for Silambam & Handloom. Dressed in a cotton saree, Aishwarya showcases Tamil Nadu’s traditional martial art form and the versatitlity of the saree. Silambam or Silambattam is […]
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Meet Tamil Skateboarder Kamali Moorthy
In late June American Professional skateboarder Tony Hawk posted a picture of a young skater from India to his 6 million plus fans on social media! The internet went crazy to track her down and the credit goes to Buzzfeed! She is six-year-old Kamali Moorthy from the coastal town of Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu. The photographer, Jamie Thomas, is also a […]
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A Tamil Garden at the 2016 Chelsea Flower Show
Photos by Helen Fickling & Charles Hopkinson For five days each year, London houses its own little Garden of Eden in the heart of the city. Every May, since 1912, gardeners from all across the world make their way to the Chelsea Flower Show, turning the capital in to a heavenly paradise with their beautiful, […]
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Amma Canteen: Seven cents a meal in Tamil Nadu
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s “amma canteens”, which serve cheap meals to hundreds of thousands of people daily, have become immensely popular with the poor and the middle classes. The BBC’s Geeta Pandey samples the treats at a canteen in Chennai (Madras). It’s just a few minutes after noon on a hot summer […]
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Hoppers – Plans for Soho Restaurant Serving Tamil Food
The family behind Michelin-starred Indian restaurants Gymkkhana and Trishna are launching a third site in Soho, London inspired by the roadside shacks of southern India and Sri Lanka in October. Called Hoppers, it will occupy the site on Frith Street in Soho that was formerly home to Koya, a Japanese udon noodle shop. It’s scheduled […]
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