Tamil born, social media sensation Shini Muthukrishnan from Staffordshire is the newest member of Blue Peter. Shini will be making her live television debut as the 43rd presenter on the world’s longest-running children’s TV show this Friday 19th January on CBBC & BBC iPlayer at 5.00pm. Born in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, 22 year-old Shini […]
READ MOREFollowing a string of impressive first-team appearances for Barnsley Football Club since his debut in August 2023, 17–year-old all-round central midfielder Vimal Yoganthan has signed a professional contract with the club for two and half years. Vimal becomes the first professional footballer from the British Tamil community to play in English football. The midfielder said, “It’s […]
READ MOREBritish Tamil teenager and professional cricketer Amuruthaa Surenkumar, has been selected for England’s cricket team – Women U19s. 2023 has been an eventful year for the all-rounder from north London, with the latest news announced via the England Cricket Board. In July, at just 16-years-old, she was awarded her first senior contract with Sunrisers, after […]
READ MORE2023 has been a wonderful year for Tamil bakers. Here are a few making their mark across Europe. Tharsiny “Thas” Thanendran, a 27-year-old Tamil baker and mechanical engineer from Copenhagen, reached the final of Den Store Bagedyst 2023, the Danish spin-off of The Great British Bake Off. Starting of her television cooking debut with a […]
READ MOREDefying age, and winning the hearts of millions across the global Tamil diaspora and homelands, are these inspiring elders who recently competed in the 22nd Asia Masters Athletics Championships held in the Philippines. Representing Sri Lanka was 71-year-old Mullaitivu resident, Mrs Akhila Thiru Nayagi (Akila Thirunayaki). Competing barefoot, the Tamil grand mother won two gold […]
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