Culture & Community

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12 June 2026

Mannar's ancient Thiruketheeswaram temple marks close of grand festival

The annual Mahotsavam, or grand festival, of the historic Thiruketheeswaram temple in Mannar concluded last month with the Theertham ceremony, drawing thousands of devotees to one of the most ancient sites of Tamil Saivism on the island. Thiruketheeswaram is revered as one of the five Pancha Ishwarams, the ancient coastal temples dedicated to Lord Shiva that ring the island, and it is among…

Sivaram remembered by journalists and activists in London

May 12, 2012

Photograph TamilNet

Italian Tamil youth celebrate diversity

May 11, 2012

Canadian Tamil youth hold Ilanthalir 2012

May 3, 2012

Photographs TYO-Canada

‘Legacy League’ celebrates another successful season

May 1, 2012

Youth Competing with Robotics

Apr 28, 2012

The Education and Career Development Council of the Canadian Tamil Youth Association (CTYA) held its first Annual Robotics Competition on April 22 on Arivakam’s Kids Day in Markham Fairgrounds.

Italian Tamils commemorate Liberation Day

Apr 27, 2012

Annai Poopathy remembered

Apr 25, 2012

Tamils around the world remembered the fast unto death of Annai Poopathy in 1988, in protest against the atrocities of the Indian Peace Keeping Force.

UK activists discuss strategies of resistance against oppression

Apr 17, 2012

Activists from the Baloch, Basque, Kurdish, Sindhi and Tamil communities in the UK came together at an event co-hosted by respective diaspora organisations and the Campaign Against Criminalising Communities (CAMPACC), to examine the detrimental effects of state repression and anti-terror legislation on their community, and discuss ways of resisting it.