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Tamil Teenager signs pro-deal with Barnsley Football club
Following 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 […]
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Tamil Track-star Dr Sabesan Sithamparanathan awarded OBE
In the King’s 2024 New year Honours list, British Tamil Engineer Dr Sabesan Sithamparanathan has been appointed an OBE for services to innovation technology and the promotion of STEM subjects in Education. Based in Cambridge, The enterprise fellow at Girton College founded award-winning PervasID in 2011. The multimillion-dollar global enterprise has pioneered the world’s most […]
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British Tamil Indhu Rubasingham takes the helm at National theatre
British Tamil Indhu Rubasingham has been appointed the artistic director of the National Theatre. The landmark London venue will get its first female director in its 60-year history. Indhu has been at the London Kiln Theatre (formerly the Tricycle) for over a decade and will replace the National’s current director Rufus Norris in 2025. Speaking […]
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In Honour of Ramesh Vethanayagam: The Man Who Made It Happen
There’s a notion many carry, that dreams have an age limit, that aspirations grow old with us. Ramesh Vethanayagam wasn’t one of them. He embodied the spirit of a young man eager to soak up the world, much like the very first time one gazes upon a movie screen with wonder. On the surface, Ramesh […]
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17 year old Tamil footballer Yoganthan makes his professional UK debut for Barnsley FC
Vimal Yoganathan, a 17-year-old footballer based in the north of England, made his professional debut for Barnsley FC last week. He is the first Tamil footballer to play for a professional UK club. The tall, six foot three, first year scholar from Chester joined Barnsley at under 16s level after being in Liverpool’s academy. He […]
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