London based Sri Lankan Tamil film director & writer Suba Sivakumaran premieres her full-length independent fiction film “House of my fathers” (Tamil: Mouna Kaandam, Sinhala: Nomiyana Mathakaya) at the BFI London Film festival, shortly after its world premiere in South Korea at the Busan International Film Festival. After decades of war, one Tamil and one […]
READ MOREDhananjayan Sriskandarajah will be the new Chief Executive of Oxfam GB, the international agency announced today. Sriskandarajah is currently Secretary General and CEO of CIVICUS, the Johannesburg-based global alliance of civil society organisations and activists with members in more than 180 countries. He joined CIVICUS in 2013 and was previously Director General of the Royal […]
READ MORECould this be the most picturesque setting for a Sri Lankan breakfast or brunch in London. Whilst the sun is out, we highly recommend a visit to the lakeside “Pavilion Bakery” in Hackney’s Victoria Park. Get there nice and early as the spot is very popular, not just for the idyllic scenery but the thoughtful […]
READ MOREThe iconic Kothu Roti was given the spotlight in the heart of Toronto on Sunday 28th July at KothuFest 2018. Now in its third year, Kothufest is an independent food festival organised by members of the Tamil & Sri Lankan communities in Canada. Making the shift from Scarborough to downtown Toronto’s Yonge–Dundas Square, the organisers […]
READ MOREThis year’s International Women’s Day will be given a Tamil twist at the London edition of #WhatsHerStory presented by British Tamil Entrepreneurs and supported by Thamarai.com. After the success of the first-ever #WhatsHerStory in Toronto in association with TamilCulture, the event’s founder Koby Yogeratnam hosts 7 Tamil Female Entrepreneurs from various industries during a panel […]
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