Culture & Community

Culture & Community

Latest news from and about the homeland

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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…

25th Karumpuli Naal remembered

Tamils around the world are commemorating the 25th annual Black Tigers Day.

On the 5th of July 1987, the first Black Tiger Captain Miller attacked a Sri Lankan Army garrison in Nelliyadi in the Jaffna district.

TYO-UK launches organ donor drive

The Tamil Youth Organisation – UK has launched a campaign to encourage British Tamils to register themselves as organ donors.

The campaign 'Anka Thaanam' (Organ Donation) will see members of the TYO raising awareness in Tamil and English at community events and through friends and family to get as many new donors as possible.

'Anka Thaanam' commenced on July 5, marking the 25th Karumpuli Naal, and will end on July 25, the day Tamils remember the pogroms of Black July.

German Tamils raise awareness of genocide

At a multicultural event in the western town of Siegen, German Tamils raised awareness of the genocide by handing out leaflets and documents with information about the sufferings of Tamils in the North-East of Sri Lanka.

Canadian Tamil youth mark Students Uprising Day

Canadian Tamil youth mark the 38th anniversary of Pon. Sivakumaran with a football tournament in his memory. Photographs TYO-Canada Media

Genocide of Tamils highlighted in Germany

Tamil youth in Germany came together to hold a cultural event on Saturday, depicting the genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka.

Tamil Eelam's footballers welcomed back

Fans, friends and family await the players' arrival (Pictures GTYL)