| 单词 | Tamil |
| 例句 | It feels wrong that he speaks in Tamil too. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z "He threatened to beat up the Tamil children?" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “Freaking. Is that Hindi or Tamil or what? Did your grandmother teach you that? Was it part of your family’s Ohmigod-totally-awesome-popadam recipe handed down through the generations?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z "This one is a Tamil store!" one of them shouts. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Here in Chennai we speak Tamil, but my parents grew up in a nearby state where they spoke Kannada. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The plains of Tamil Nadu were beastly hot. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z These are common names in Tamil Nadu, so the coincidence is not so remarkable. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z "I can't understand exactly what they're saying, but I can tell that mob isn't singing the praises of Tamils. Lock up your shop, mister!" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z "If you have to sing, can't you sing in Tamil so I can understand?" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z A whoop before the chants resume—"Tamils, get out!" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z "Glad you do. And I can speak Tamil too. Nice that you and I speak more than one language, isn't it? I'll use Tamil so you can both understand me." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z "We give you Tamil people more of our river's water than we keep for ourselves." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I called him Mamaji, mama being the Tamil word for uncle and ji being a suffix used in India to indicate respect and affection. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z In February 1976, the Tamil Nadu government was brought down by Delhi. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z When I realize the family is speaking in Tamil, my heart turns from a hopping frog into a heavy stone. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z And her Tamil is as good as ours, with the same accent. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z In Tamil he said, “The real question is, why is Piscine dallying with these foreign religions?” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “See how nicely he speaks English,” she said to her children in Tamil. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z "I—I'm so sorry. Maybe they speak both? After all, you and your mother speak Tamil and Kannada, right?" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z By the time her first album came out, the Tamil cause was mostly synonymous with the cause of the Tamil Tigers. M.I.A.?s Agitprop Pop 2010-05-26T04:15:00Z Between the 9th and 13th centuries A.D., the Chola empire was the dominant cultural, artistic, religious and political force in southern India, centered in what is today Tamil Nadu. Looking for a Stolen Idol? Visit the Museum of the Manhattan D.A. 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z It’s essentially a road movie, about a young boy and his fiendish, alcoholic father forced to trek home by foot in the drought-ridden hinterlands of Tamil country. New Directors/New Films Turns 50 With a Bracingly Eclectic Lineup 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z For the large number of vegetarians from the coastal state of Tamil Nadu, where my family is from, rice is everything. Learning to cook South Indian food, with the help of some experts You won’t hear him opining about his parents’ background as Tamil Muslims from India, and he said he’s tired of people’s assumptions that he encountered rampant racism growing up in the South. Comedian Aziz Ansari Will Host MTV Movie Awards 2010-06-03T23:23:00Z A less-than-enthusiastic Mr. Ranganathan agrees: He learns an ancient Sri Lankan martial art and attempts to create his own Tamil drama. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Elián’ and ‘Asian Provocateur’ 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z His troupe, whom he no longer recognizes, chases him in chagrin; the villagers watch in amazement as he walks around nonchalantly, fluent in Tamil and in the intimate goings-on of the town. Five International Movies to Stream Now 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Mr. Bapamah explained how to identify them: the Hindu temples are always red and white; Tamil temples are multicolored, with elaborately carved deities and animals; and mosques are white with trim in green. On Mauritius With a Non-Jet-Set Wallet 2010-04-03T03:02:00Z Limited infrastructure in Tamil Nadu made accessibility a challenge for travelers, but the recent burst of boutique hotels is changing that. 52 Places to Go in 2016 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z “Tamil is my body language, the one I move with,” she continued. Review: Bending It Like Bharatanatyam 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z Maya doesn't take her politics from her dad, but she does speak out in support of Tamil citizens. MIA: 'I'm here for the people' 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z The attack was an early salvo in what became a 26-year-long civil war between Sri Lanka’s ethnic Tamil minority and Sinhalese majority. At India?s Jaipur Literary Festival, Oprah and the Tiger Mom, But No Salman Rushdie 2012-01-23T18:00:07Z Or the last time the gang war was between Punjabis and Tamils? | 'The Bridge': Aaron Douglas Stars in a New Police Series on CBS 2010-07-09T22:24:00Z The country’s lengthy civil war cut access to the east and north of the country, home to the Tamil Tiger rebels. Exploring the Surf in Sri Lanka 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z In Tamil cinema, Rajinikanth often plays larger-than-life characters that project him as a savior of the masses. Tamil film star to enter politics in India's 'Detroit' 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z Maher seems to completely forget that the siege of Sarajevo even happened or that the Tamil Tigers perfected modern suicide bombing in Sri Lanka. Bill Maher, atheist fundamentalist: Why he gives nonbelievers a bad name 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z For Kulendran Thomas’s purposes, a nascent internet helped Tamil Eelam explore nonhierarchical forms of self-government. An Artist’s High-Tech Dream of a World With No Nations 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z After a year of weak rains, the landscape here in the Palani Hills — where the flat expanse of Tamil Nadu rises to the spice and tea estates of the lush Western Ghats — is dry. T Magazine: A Passage to India 2014-05-08T17:37:58Z She then says that the Sri Lankan government has been using the Tamil Tigers as an excuse to wipe out ordinary Tamil civilians. MIA: 'I'm here for the people' 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z He is one of India's biggest movie stars, especially in Tamil and Telugu language films in southern India. Ailing Indian star Rajnikanth to rest in Singapore 2011-05-27T11:47:12Z She followed three married couples in Mumbai for almost a decade: one couple is Marwari Hindu, another Muslim, a third Tamil Brahmin. First Comes Love, Then Comes What Exactly? 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z K, a close friend, joins the Tamil Tigers and urges her to work for them as a medic; as Sashi is drawn closer into the conflict, she sees her own values take shape. 10 New Books Coming in January 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z She made her debut half a century ago as a child actor in the Tamil film industry, winning her first lead role in Bollywood in 1979’s Solva Sawan. Sridevi Kapoor, Bollywood superstar, dies aged 54 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z You’ll go out with a Sri Lankan boy whose ease in negotiating a British and Tamil identity will make you want to learn how to do the same with your British and Sinhala identity. 'Don’t pretend to be something you’re not': a letter to my teenage self 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z It was disbanded in the mid-80s when the Tamil Tigers became the stronger force. MIA: 'I'm here for the people' 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z In another the press of a button unleashes a recorded tale in English, Romanian, Malayalam, Bengali, French, Albanian, Tamil, Portuguese, Somali, Punjabi or Hindi. The House Where Winter Lives; Hansel and Gretel; Pinocchio – review 2012-12-30T00:06:25Z For his part, General Fonseka has spoken publicly of the need for a new deal with the Tamils and other minorities. US embassy cables: 'Progress' on human rights in Sri Lanka 2010-12-16T21:30:40Z In this city, the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu, it abounds with dance festivals. Music Academy in Chennai Hosts Indian Dance Festival 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z She'd cook lunch, usually traditional Tamil food, and I'd make dinner, each meal a foray into food cultures or flavor profiles she found novel and exciting. How I became the keeper of my mother-in-law’s spinach rice recipe 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z The man, along with the cub, were turned over to India’s Tamil Nadu Forest Department, which is currently handling the case. Passenger caught smuggling month-old leopard cub in luggage 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z Rushdie was talking to CNN-IBN news channel about "Vishwaroopam," a Tamil language film recently banned in the southern state of Tamil Nadu after Muslim groups said it was offensive to Islam. Rushdie asks why India is intolerant 2013-01-24T12:07:09Z That insurgency sought an independent state for Tamils, an ethnic minority in Sri Lanka, before being defeated by the army of the country’s Sinhalese majority government at the end of a civil war in 2009. For Its Star, ‘Dheepan’ Was the Role of His Lifetime 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Fox announced his change of heart as US embassy cables leaked tonight provided fresh allegations of the Sri Lankan government's complicity with paramilitary groups in last year's offensive against the Tamil Tigers. Liam Fox cancels Sri Lanka trip amid claim in cables of Colombo's war crimes complicity 2010-12-16T21:30:42Z An exercise in maximalism in everything except its title, “I,” a Tamil film directed by Shankar, concerns the boom-and-bust fortunes of a bodybuilder turned model. ‘I,’ a Tamil Film by Shankar, Starring Vikram 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z Tamil Nadu, a state of more than 70 million people, is sometimes called the “Detroit of Asia”. Tamil film star to enter politics in India's 'Detroit' 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z He is one of India's biggest movie stars, especially in Tamil and Telugu films in southern India. Indian movie star Rajnikanth hospitalized 2011-05-19T11:41:10Z The man was from a Tamil Nadu folk-dancing family of a completely different idiom; the woman was American, of a family of Sri Lankan extraction. Critic?s Notebook: Nrityagram Dance and Other Indian Troupes in New York 2012-03-25T23:19:52Z The “Paper Planes” rapper reflects on her childhood as the daughter of a Tamil activist in Sri Lanka, her adolescence as a refugee in Britain, and how those experiences and others shaped her music. Fall Movies 2018: Dive Into an Ocean’s Worth of Offerings 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Where the Tamils piece them together into orders. "You never go into the upper kitchen" and other survival tips from a waiter in Paris 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z The LTTE's internal revenues are likely minuscule compared with what it raises abroad from the Tamil Diaspora. US embassy cables: Human rights abuses by Tamil Tigers 2010-12-16T21:30:39Z In Tamil cinema, Rajinikanth often plays larger-than-life characters that project him as a savior of the masses. Tamil film star to enter politics in India's 'Detroit' 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z Fox still plans to deliver the Lakshman Kadirgamar memorial lecture after being invited by the widow of the late foreign minister who was murdered by a Tamil Tiger sniper in 2005. Liam Fox cancels Sri Lanka trip amid claim in cables of Colombo's war crimes complicity 2010-12-16T21:30:42Z Among the most scenic, if difficult stretches to reach, is Nilaveli Beach in the Tamil north. 2010-01-09T01:05:00Z First he asked her to play in the Tamil movie, but the next time he brought up the project, he said it would be made in Hindi, Rai Bachchan said. Torturous shoot tries Bollywood's glamor couple 2010-05-17T16:04:00Z They tested this hypothesis both in the States––among low–income visitors to a New Jersey shopping mall––and abroad, among farmers in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Study: Poverty causes poor decision making 2013-09-09T21:08:00Z But unknown to Kala, Arul had become involved with some politically minded Tamils, and, when Maya was two months old, he left. MIA: 'I'm here for the people' 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z As civil war breaks out, her loved ones are brought into the fray, particularly as Tamil militant groups form. 10 New Books Coming in January 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Sri Lanka’s growing tourism industry is beginning to require such wide-body jets, although the island is still recovering from more than 25 years of civil war between its Sinhalese majority and Tamil separatists. Sri Lanka, Admired From Above 2014-03-18T07:29:47Z Their visits are part of an ancient pilgrimage tradition surrounding Tamil saints. For Asia Week, Gods, Saints and Flying Heroes 2010-03-18T20:58:00Z The English word “curry” originates from the British colonization of India and is derived from the Tamil term kari. The Many Sides of Curry Leaves 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z He has returned with another parable about village life, written with breathtaking and deceptive simplicity, translated from the Tamil by N. Kalyan Raman. One of India’s Most Original and Controversial Novelists Returns With a Powerful Parable 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z The kolam, in Tamil Nadu, is traditionally made with white rice flour. The Art and Ritual of Rangoli 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z But the actor, who made his mark in Telugu cinema — “Saaho” is being released in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil versions — doesn’t display much range here. ‘Saaho’ Review: Mayhem on an International Scale 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z No idea, says Audiard – although there was a large Tamil presence when the film screened at the Toronto film festival, and people were cracking up over certain lines. Jacques Audiard: ‘I wanted to give migrants a name, a shape… a violence of their own’ 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z Yet the day I had my baby and was in hospital coming round, they'd printed a story saying that I was a Tamil Tiger sympathiser. MIA: 'I'm here for the people' 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z He joined the Tamil Tigers as a teenager. For Its Star, ‘Dheepan’ Was the Role of His Lifetime 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z In the case of the five large, cartoonlike paintings from 1980 in the central gallery, for instance, we are told only that Mr. Clemente worked with Tamil signboard painters in Madras. Francesco Clemente Retrospective at Rubin Museum 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Within the country, it made waves because the film, made in the south Indian Telugu and Tamil languages, saw the Hindi-dubbed version alone gross more than $20m. Beyond Bollywood: where India's biggest movie hits really come from 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z Rajinikanth, 69, is one of India’s most popular stars with more than 175 films since 1975, mostly in the Tamil and Telugu languages. Indian movie superstar Rajinikanth to launch political party 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z Already a best seller in India, it is being published here in a smooth translation from the Tamil by Aniruddhan Vasudevan. An Indian Couple Consider a Daring Gambit to Have a Baby 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z The blanket term was coined by British colonizers, possibly as an Anglicization of the Tamil word “kari,” which translates directly as “a cooked vegetable or meat.” Perspective | One country, endless dishes: A love letter to Indian cuisine 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z In the early nineties, while in his twenties, he published stories, poetry, and nonfiction, and read Shakespeare and several Russian novels in Tamil translation. How Perumal Murugan Was Resurrected Through Writing 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z She's even been accused of supporting the LTTE, or Tamil Tigers, the separatist group that was defeated by the Sri Lankan government last year, ending almost 30 years of civil war. MIA: 'I'm here for the people' 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z Unofficial UN estimates for Tamil civilian deaths over roughly the same January to mid-May time period are more than ten times as high, between 7,000 and 8,000. US embassy cables: Doctors 'pressured' to release civilian casualty figures during Sri Lankan conflict 2010-12-16T21:30:40Z A Tamil film featuring the Bollywood star Jackie Shroff as an aging don, “Anima” is the longest but the most engaging entry in the competition. Critic?s Notebook: A Wave of Indie Angst Hits South Asian Cinema 2010-10-21T22:10:00Z The leaders of the southern state of Tamil Nadu are vocal opponents of Gandhi, and the tournament doubles as their soapbox. Stream These Five International Films Now 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z It was Tamil New Year, holiday season, and everywhere we went we met Sri Lankan holidaymakers, many of them exploring the east coast of their country for the first time. With civil war and a tsunami behind it, Sri Lanka’s east coast is opening up to tourism 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z An Air India aircraft carrying 130 passengers and six crew members bound for Dubai was damaged during takeoff from Trichy Airport in Tamil Nadu after hitting a wall early Friday morning. Air India plane runs into wall during takeoff, continues to fly for four hours 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Shot in two versions in the Hindi and Tamil languages -- the Hindi version will play in most international territories -- the film mixes styles with great invention so that the drama is filled with intensity. Indian epic romance "Raavan" is breathtaking 2010-06-18T03:30:00Z A two-story structure, just off one of the courtyards, serves as a communal hall, with dining on the ground floor and a library upstairs with books arranged by language: Arabic, Hindi, Nepalese, Tamil, Malaysian. Critic?s Notebook: Building Museums, and a Fresh Arab Identity 2010-11-29T19:10:00Z Although she was born in London, her family moved back to Sri Lanka when she was 6 months old, to a country torn by fighting between the Tamil Hindu minority and the Sinhalese Buddhist majority. M.I.A.?s Agitprop Pop 2010-05-26T04:15:00Z Zapatista Army of National Liberation Tamil Tigers The Taliban Basque separatists ETA Joseph Anton, the codename that Salman Rushdie adopted while he was in hiding, and the title of his memoir, is taken from ...? The 2012 books quiz of the year 2012-12-21T23:45:21Z Plenty of Hindi movies — Bollywood, that is — open in New York, but Tamil films remain a rare commodity in theaters. | 'Vettai': ?Vettai,? by the Tamil Director N. Lingusamy - Review 2012-01-15T23:21:11Z Sixty-five-year-old Rajinikanth is India's most popular star and counts millions of fans who speak the Tamil language and even those who don't. Crowds cheer Indian superstar Rajnikanth's latest film 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z The opportunity arose when director AL Vijay saw her photo and asked Jackson to play an English governor's daughter in his Tamil film Madrasapattinam, set against the backdrop of Indian independence in 1947. Brit launches career in Bollywood 2012-09-26T09:58:12Z I was shot at for being a Tamil in Sri Lanka, and then, everyone was calling me a Paki in London, and I’m not even Pakistani. M.I.A.?s Agitprop Pop 2010-05-26T04:15:00Z Arumugam used to live in Chennai, Tamil Nadu’s capital, working as an assistant director on Tamil movies. The Indian Filmmaker Who Made His Dad’s Village Cooking a YouTube Sensation 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z Bachchan only stars in the Hindi version, while actor Vikram - known by only one name - plays his role in the Tamil version. Torturous shoot tries Bollywood's glamor couple 2010-05-17T16:04:00Z “There is a Tamil community in Paris, but not a very big one, and it’s still experiencing all the tensions of the conflict. They’re a little paranoid. It’s hard to really get to know them.” Jacques Audiard: ‘I wanted to give migrants a name, a shape… a violence of their own’ 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z Women and the seemingly infinite variety of restrictions they labor under are the focus of this wide-ranging story collection by the feminist Tamil writer Ambai. Not Lost in Translation: Provocative Foreign Fiction 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z With me on these excursions was driver Roobens, a local-born Tamil, an ethnicity he betrayed with his habit of swallowing the end of sentences with a head-waggle and a hail of words. With civil war and a tsunami behind it, Sri Lanka’s east coast is opening up to tourism 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z The genre of Kuchipudi — from Andhra Pradesh, the state above Tamil Nadu on the east coast – was shaped by men in the 17th century. Traditional Indian Dance, With Room for New Blood 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z Dr. Prethee Martina, a 29-year-old plastic and reconstructive surgeon in Chennai, capital of the state of Tamil Nadu in South India, has been obsessed with Vincent Van Gogh since she was a teen. A Wedding or an Art Installation? A Little of Both. 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z The film begins in Sri Lanka during the civil war when Dheepan burns his Tamil Tiger uniform and all traces of his past. For Its Star, ‘Dheepan’ Was the Role of His Lifetime 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z He writes under the pen name Shobasakthi, which means “black power” in Tamil. For Its Star, ‘Dheepan’ Was the Role of His Lifetime 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z In 2001, she joined Tamil Tiger rebels in northern Sri Lanka and was hit by a grenade blast during a harrowing nighttime journey back to government territory. She Reported From the World’s Combat Zones, at the Cost of Her Life 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z Or, more plausibly, is it a not-so-subtle allegory for the Sri Lankan government's treatment of Tamils? MIA's Born Free: going for the jugular 2010-05-01T23:10:00Z Her assertions that the Sri Lankan government is guilty of the genocide of local Tamils have not been going down well. MIA: 'I'm here for the people' 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z But the Tamil Nadu House, a ziggurat-shaped concrete building where this 18-table restaurant is located, is nowhere near the warm waters of the Bay of Bengal. Journeys: In New Delhi, Sampling India?s Regional Foods 2010-04-07T20:17:00Z Police said in a statement that the works were removed in 1978 from a temple in the Tanjavur district of Tamil Nadu. UK police help return 3 stolen sculptures to Indian temple 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z I followed Tamil Tigers, got shot at in Palestine, shot at in Kashmir. William Dalrymple: a life in writing 2013-01-19T10:00:01Z He lost power five years later and in 1991, still holding the post of Congress party president, was killed by an ethnic Tamil suicide bomber. Netflix taken to court in India over portrayal of former PM 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z “The smell and flavor of the food here takes me back to India,” said Hari Ganapathy, a regular whose roots are in Tamil Nadu. Indian Chains in New York, Worthy of Their Flagships 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z And Maya took a very simplistic explanation of the problems between Sri Lanka’s Sinhalese government and the Tamils. M.I.A.?s Agitprop Pop 2010-05-26T04:15:00Z As our van sped along, I spotted rows of abandoned huts lining the road, which my Tamil driver said were used by snipers. Next Stop: In Postwar Sri Lanka, Beaches, Temples and Military Checkpoints 2010-03-12T02:50:00Z When he first started planning Dheepan, immediately after finishing A Prophet, he knew nothing about Tamils. Jacques Audiard: ‘I wanted to give migrants a name, a shape… a violence of their own’ 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z Everyone they knew would come over, cram into one room and watch Tamil films for 24 hours nonstop. MIA: 'I'm here for the people' 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z A clue to the statue’s origins is on its base, where a Tamil inscription translates to “Suthamalli,” the name of the village where the temple is. Looking for a Stolen Idol? Visit the Museum of the Manhattan D.A. 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z The film is expected to be released in Tamil Nadu as early as Friday. Indian filmmaker, Muslim groups reach agreement 2013-02-03T11:01:13Z In their struggle for political control, the Tigers not only went after government troops and Sinhalese civilians but also their own people, including Tamil women and children. M.I.A.?s Agitprop Pop 2010-05-26T04:15:00Z The English word “pariah” is from the Tamil word “paraiyan,” which referred to a group of laborers who were shunned and abused by higher castes in India. Review | Rajiv Mohabir’s ‘Antiman’ is a memoir that refuses genre 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z Finally, there's Sri Lanka, and the aftermath of the war against the Tamil Tigers. Everyone's talking Globish | Robert McCrum 2010-04-06T10:21:00Z Chennai refers to the capital of Tamil Nadu, the southern state that Rajoo, 44, calls home; hoppers is the Anglicized word for appam, the pancake based on fermented rice batter and fresh coconut. Review | Head to Chennai Hoppers for some of the area’s best Indian cooking 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z And as she began to speak in Tamil, she sprang to life, still seated as before but newly animated and unguarded, as if confiding in friends. Review: Bending It Like Bharatanatyam 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z CHENNAI, India — The Tamil month of Margazhi runs from mid-December to mid-January. Music Academy in Chennai Hosts Indian Dance Festival 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z In conducting research for her book, Ms. Nagarajan spent time in Madurai, a city in Tamil Nadu, where she spoke with people whose gender expressions were fluid. The Art and Ritual of Rangoli 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z In contrast, Murugan lives in a small, agricultural town in southern India, and he writes in Tamil. How Perumal Murugan Was Resurrected Through Writing 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Sixty-five-year-old Rajinikanth is one of India's most popular stars and counts millions of fans who speak the Tamil language and even those who don't. Holiday in parts of India as fans revel in Rajinikanth film 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z We certainly haven’t been brought to this series as two Tamil women for that to be completely ignored. Simone Ashley Didn’t Think Those Scenes Were Awkward 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z “It will be easier to tell part of my cultural story for my kids’ sake,” said Somnath, who lives in Kingston, N.Y., where there is not a large Tamil community. To honor Kamala Harris, these women are bringing a traditional Indian art form to D.C., made by thousands of hands 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z Here in this vast hall packed with Indians impassively watching a young couple on stage belt out popular Tamil songs, there was an overpowering fragrance of perfumed oils and sandalwood incense. T Magazine: Beyond the Melting Pot 2011-05-16T19:45:36Z The film, with dialogue mostly in Tamil, isn’t didactic but touches on the most contentious issues in Europe today — immigration and integration. For Its Star, ‘Dheepan’ Was the Role of His Lifetime 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z At home, the family spoke Tamil and English, though along with the children of other well-to-do families she also learned Hindi and French, in between karate and Carnatic music classes. India’s ‘Pickle Queen’ Preserves Everything, Including the Past 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z Malaysia gets a version of The World Is Ours that features a former Miss Malaysia, a pop star, and a Tamil musician alongside Correy. Why Coca-Cola Released 32 Versions of the Same Song for the World Cup 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z The biggest Sinhalese community is in Santa Monica, people who are sworn enemies of the Tamils, which is me.” M.I.A.?s Agitprop Pop 2010-05-26T04:15:00Z He’s also Tamil, which means he belongs to Sri Lanka’s ethnic minority, although his family’s wealth insulates it to a degree from the toll of the violence roiling between the Tamils and the majority Sinhalese. ‘Funny Boy’ Review: Coming Out During Civil War 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z On arrival in Canada, he was questioned about his past with the Tamil Tigers. For Its Star, ‘Dheepan’ Was the Role of His Lifetime 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Kulendran Thomas, an artist of Tamil descent whose family fled to London during the violence, watched the denouement while studying at art school here. An Artist’s High-Tech Dream of a World With No Nations 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z A mesmerising foot-long, 19th-century gold braid, from Tamil Nadu, engraved with Hindu gods and goddesses, is just one of hundreds of spectacular pieces. The jewellers of Jaipur's Johari Bazaar – a photo essay 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Does her use of tiger imagery, for example, really mean she supports the Tamil Tigers, or are those just metaphors in a bigger story? Popcast: M.I.A.'s New Album 2010-07-22T15:35:00Z After a farmer in Tamil Nadu receives a small, frail black goat from a stranger, he and his wife are pleased to see the animal thrive. 9 Books to Watch For in December 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Following an argument with her label, the singer's fourth LP is now due in April, around the time of the Tamil new year. New MIA album 'too positive', says label 2013-01-07T12:29:23Z Though a decades-long civil war in Sri Lanka escalated tensions between Sinhalese and Tamil ethnic groups, here the two groups live peaceably in clapboard houses and brick town houses with modest, fenced-in front lawns. On Staten Island, Savoring Flavors of Sri Lanka 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Capitol to welcome President Biden and Vice President Harris, in part as a nod to Harris’s Tamil heritage. To honor Kamala Harris, these women are bringing a traditional Indian art form to D.C., made by thousands of hands 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z Many of his colleagues at the government college, where he taught Tamil, were unaware that he wrote fiction, he said on Monday. ‘A Censor Is Seated Inside Me Now’: Hometown Wrath Tests a Novelist 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Swami Dayananda Saraswati’s modest ashram in Tamil Nadu, in southern India, is graced by verdant forest surroundings, but runs on communal labor. Review: ‘Gurukulam’ Offers Sights and Sounds of a Spiritual Awakening 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z In “The Office of Missing Persons,” a Tamil entomologist becomes a media curiosity after his son vanishes: the dishevelled professor protesting every day with his sign. Akil Kumarasamy’s “Half Gods”: A Début Collection Explores Strife, Trauma, and “a Lifetime Loving Strangers” 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z It's about the Tamil people, because I only know it from that experience. MIA: 'I'm here for the people' 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z All the major Hollywood films are released in English and in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil dubs, demonstrating that India loves global tentpoles, provided they speak in their own tongues. Beyond Bollywood: where India's biggest movie hits really come from 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z Eros was devoted to supporting the Tamil minority through politics but not violence. MIA: 'I'm here for the people' 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z Indian filmmakers, especially from the Tamil- and Malayalam-language industries, often shoot in Munnar, but these were the first 3-D cameras to arrive there. ‘Life of Pi’ Is New Ang Lee Film, Based on Yann Martel Tale 2012-09-09T03:43:02Z Making his lead actors Tamil speakers, however, made the casting process difficult. Jacques Audiard finds romance pulsing in steely 'Dheepan' 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Her family moved again, to a Tamil area of India, for three years, where they lived in a derelict house. MIA: 'I'm here for the people' 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z But as viewers see in the film, Kamalraj learns to draws connections between King’s nonviolent movement and his own family’s past struggles as part of the Tamil minority in Sri Lanka. In ‘We Are the Dream,’ Oakland Students Channel Dr. King 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Diners bought copies of the Daily Thanthi newspaper, written in the curlicue script of Tamil. Journeys: In New Delhi, Sampling India?s Regional Foods 2010-04-07T20:17:00Z There, I'd stand by as she oversaw the grind, enjoying the opportunity to practice her Tamil in what was often a lopsided conversation. South Indian filter coffee is like no coffee you've had before 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z He started in small roles as a villain in Tamil cinema and worked his way up, landing roles in Bollywood, the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai. Indian movie superstar Rajinikanth to launch political party 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z Although Murugan insisted he found evidence of the practice in his home state of Tamil Nadu, fundamentalists organized an efficient campaign accusing him of dishonoring Hindu women. A Novel That Roiled India Is Now Translated Into English 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z At Wolf Trap, Rahman and his band will perform selections from his compositions of the 1990s and 2000s, including vocal numbers in Hindi, Tamil, French and English. How did they do that ’do? 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z Activists, meanwhile, have sought “classical” status for other languages, including Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam, even as once-vibrant Indian scholarship in the older literature of those languages has withered away. Murty Classical Library Catalogs Indian Literature 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z The fighting between the Sri Lankan Army and the Tamil insurgents, which ended in 2009, is kept off screen. | 'Flying Fish': Amid War, Fierce Adversaries of the Creepy-Crawly Variety 2011-07-06T22:34:46Z Bengaluru may be India's fastest-growing city, thanks to the boom in call centres and the IT industries, but the influx of Hindi and Tamil speakers looking for work means the language is under threat. Raghu Dixit: Loud enough for Lord Shiva 2011-04-13T21:00:00Z Experience the merging of Sinhalese, Tamil and Muslim cultures in the tightly packed streets of Pettah, Colombo’s main market. 36 Hours in Colombo, Sri Lanka 2013-12-13T14:13:28Z Would Tamil speakers notice differences between the way the three of them speak? Jacques Audiard: ‘I wanted to give migrants a name, a shape… a violence of their own’ 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z It’s about a family of Tamil immigrants newly arrived in Paris – except that they’re not really a family, but refugees clinging together for survival. Jacques Audiard: ‘I wanted to give migrants a name, a shape… a violence of their own’ 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z She is keen to stress she is "a newcomer" and that it is "a privilege" to act with the likes of Thaandavam star Vikram, an established Tamil favourite. Brit launches career in Bollywood 2012-09-26T09:58:12Z Eye of the Storm has also sold in its millions, and last year was translated into its 59th language: Tamil. A life in writing: Jack Higgins 2010-07-30T23:06:00Z After our interview, I watch a clip of her on US chatshow host Tavis Smiley's programme, where she very clearly differentiates between the Tamil Tigers and the Tamil citizens. MIA: 'I'm here for the people' 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z The Tamil insurgency, which blighted Sri Lanka for nearly 30 years, made travel hazardous. With civil war and a tsunami behind it, Sri Lanka’s east coast is opening up to tourism 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z The teacher deemed it worthy and asked Murugan to send it to a Tamil literary magazine. How Perumal Murugan Was Resurrected Through Writing 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Mr. Murugan became a writer, with a small but passionate following among Tamil intellectuals. ‘A Censor Is Seated Inside Me Now’: Hometown Wrath Tests a Novelist 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Though it’s home to more than a million people, Madurai, the second-largest city in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, remains a paradigmatic temple town. | Madurai, India, Where Time Stands Still 2014-03-21T18:45:45Z Farm animals whistle and bark in the distance, and people mutter in Tamil offscreen. The Indian Filmmaker Who Made His Dad’s Village Cooking a YouTube Sensation 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z Anjappar specializes in food from the region known for its peppery meat curries, Chettinad, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Indian Chains in New York, Worthy of Their Flagships 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z His supporters included Muslim merchants, Hindu artisans and Tamil laborers. ‘Gandhi Before India’ Shows How the Mahatma Was Made 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z Some of the most moving works here are stencils of Tamil fighters. Critic’s Notebook: M.I.A. and Pharrell Williams Each Have Books by Rizzoli 2012-11-27T23:19:57Z Through a yellow curtain, framed diagrams of Tamil Eelam buildings face a floor-to-ceiling projection of a jungle representing the forests of Tamil Eelam. An Artist’s High-Tech Dream of a World With No Nations 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z She worked as a dancer and then acted in Tamil soap operas before joining the news channel. India gets its first transgender TV news anchor: newspaper 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z She samples with abandon, from older artists such as the Clash and Suicide, as well as from the sounds that surround her: cash registers, toy instruments, the Tamils' urumee drum. MIA: 'I'm here for the people' 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z In "Life of Imitation," three Singaporean actors of Chinese, Malay and Tamil descent continually change roles as they impersonate three female characters in a pivotal scene from Douglas Sirk's race-focused 1959 drama "Imitation of Life." Frye Art Museum hosts Ming Wong's first solo show in U.S.: 'Life of Imitation' 2011-01-27T00:41:05Z Over the next 15 years he laid the foundations of Tamil cinema, working on 14 films without ever knowing the language. India and the US: a new wave of collaborative cinema 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z A young Indian, barefooted and clothed in an ivory tunic over loose trousers played traditional Tamil music on a clarinet. My father’s claim on my heart put an end to my young love affair 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z The second is a set of Tamil texts that are laced with fiction and legends, says Cherian. Kerala: Gateway Of India 2011-07-06T22:00:00Z Seen as a predominantly upper-class Brahmanical drink, coffee played a direct role in the early-mid 1900s, as Srinivasa writes, in the Tamil caste's struggle for equal access to the coffee houses of the time. South Indian filter coffee is like no coffee you've had before 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z This book tells the sobering tale of two families, one Sinhala, one Tamil, on opposing sides of Sri Lanka’s civil conflict, and also weaves in detailed descriptions of the island. A backpacker’s guide to Sri Lanka: a one-month itinerary 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Jason Burke's report in the Observer quoted Tamil protesters demanding a referendum on nationhood and sovereignty, but without a return to bloodshed. Everyone's talking Globish | Robert McCrum 2010-04-06T10:21:00Z “Music in Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu is widely consumed within the genre,” he said, “and we see emerging artists who are rapping in languages such as Bhojpuri, Haryanvi, Gujarati, Marathi and Bengali.” Ranveer Singh Champions Indian Rap. ‘Gully Boy’ Provided a Spark. 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Tamil Nadu, a state of more than 70 million people, is sometimes called the “Detroit of Asia”. Tamil film star to enter politics in India's 'Detroit' 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z The shanty town was born in 1991, the year when India's economic liberalisation began, when a group of migrant Tamil labourers reclaimed the land from a snake-infested bog on the edge of the airport. Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Slum by Katherine Boo – review 2012-06-22T10:00:01Z That’s what the high school boy known variously as Milk Carton and Egg Muffin asks a DVD store clerk after some stammering feints in the Tamil movie “Super Deluxe.” ‘Super Deluxe’ Review: A Tamil Film, With a Cosmic Indie Vibe 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z Even though the island’s northern and eastern coasts were once hubs for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, these areas are now drawing a great deal of attention from hotel developers. Sri Lanka, Admired From Above 2014-03-18T07:29:47Z Between the party-like atmosphere, the yells and cheers from the crowd when their favorite actor appeared on screen, and my inability to understand Tamil, I couldn’t really follow the movie. An Indian City Bursting With Action 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z Many are in the Tamil and Telugu language films in southern India. Indian film star Rajnikanth home after treatment 2011-07-14T10:42:08Z Earlier this year, activists urged the Tamil film industry to stop portraying stalking as cool, and instead see it as a crime that has resulted in violent deaths in southern Tamil Nadu state. Movie-mad Indians challenged to rewrite sexist Bollywood songs 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z Though Maya's mum and dad were both Tamils from Sri Lanka, they met for the first time in a pub in Hounslow. MIA: 'I'm here for the people' 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z Young Tamil boy Pi is shipwrecked and stranded on a lifeboat in the Pacific with a tiger called Richard Parker. This week's new DVD & Blu-ray 2013-04-27T05:00:17Z She will encourage them to speak Tamil, our mother tongue. Motherlode Blog: For Girls in India, the Pressure to Conform Comes From Family 2013-08-30T15:14:19Z North India, with its famous Moghul era palaces and forts, might be the country’s most popular tourist destination, but Tamil Nadu in the south has an equally rich and undiscovered history. 52 Places to Go in 2016 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Sri Lanka For a quarter century, Sri Lanka seems to have been plagued by misfortune, including a brutal civil war between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil minority. 2010-01-09T01:05:00Z His specialty is the food of his native Tamil Nadu in South India. The Carlyle Hotel’s Refurbished Restaurant, Dowling’s, Opens 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z En route to one surf lesson, our tuk tuk contained a Christian Tamil surf coach, his Buddhist assistant and this foreigner, all being driven by a Muslim. Exploring the Surf in Sri Lanka 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z I really loved that she was Tamil, which I am also. Mindy Kaling’s Netflix Show Tells a New Kind of Story: One Like Hers 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z Throughout her music career, which began in 2004, and especially around the time of the Grammys, Maya has used the spotlight to call attention to Tamil grievances. M.I.A.?s Agitprop Pop 2010-05-26T04:15:00Z “Real democracy isn’t about elections,” the Tamil spokesman explains in “The Finesse.” An Artist’s High-Tech Dream of a World With No Nations 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z In this context, the numbers racked up by the “regional” Baahubali 2 – budgeted at $39m, made in Telugu and Tamil, with Hindi and Malayalam dubbed versions – are astonishing by Indian standards. Beyond Bollywood: where India's biggest movie hits really come from 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z It was the best year for me because my son was born and the worst year for me seeing so many Tamil people being killed. M.I.A. steps from art underground to media spotlight 2010-06-12T23:51:00Z He and his writing partner, Thomas Bidegain, settled on the Tamils. For Its Star, ‘Dheepan’ Was the Role of His Lifetime 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Earlier this year, protests from workers and opposition leaders forced the Tamil Nadu state government to withdraw a bill that would have allowed working time in factories to increase to 12 hours from eight. NR Narayana Murthy: Why Indians are debating a 70-hour work week 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Dozens of Sri Lankan Tamils have been stranded for more than two years in a makeshift camp on the remote island of Diego Garcia, which hosts a secretive UK-US military base. EX-PM Truss wanted stranded migrants brought to UK 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Hundreds of miles away, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, Annamma is in a similar state. The unending pain of India's sanitation workers 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z In the last year alone, almost 4,000 of the animals were seized in Chennai airport, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, according to the Times of India. Indian star tortoises are in jeopardy as good luck charms 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z On Sept. 2, speaking at an event in Chennai, Udayanidhi Stalin, Tamil Nadu’s sports minister and son of Chief Minister M.K. Nonreligious struggle to find their voice and place in Indian society and politics 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z The street protests followed a court order for Karnataka to release 5,000 cusecs of river water to Tamil Nadu for 15 days this month. Drought-hit Indian farmers protest against sharing of river water 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z Many claim to have links with the former Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka, who were defeated in the civil war that ended in 2009, and say they have faced persecution as a result. EX-PM Truss wanted stranded migrants brought to UK 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z The villagers recently told BBC Tamil that men, women and children were made to assemble there and were beaten up severely. Vachathi: India court upholds convictions in 30-year-old rapes 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z Farmers and politicians from Karnataka and the adjoining state of Tamil Nadu have been locked for decades in a legal dispute over sharing the waters of the Cauvery river. Water-sharing protests disrupt India's tech hub of Bengaluru 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Tamil Nadu's position is that the Cauvery is a shared resource and its farmers need the water for irrigation. India's tech hub of Bengaluru braces for protests over water sharing 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z The government of Tamil Nadu says the river is a divided resource and it cannot be deprived of its rightful share of water. Drought-hit Indian farmers protest against sharing of river water 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z "I'm part of Tamil society, and I'll be the president for this academic year," she says. Freshers' week: Tips for surviving uni first year 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z They are among a dwindling number of photographers who once specialised in taking photos of the dead in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu: The Indian men who photographed dead bodies 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z The delay provoked small demonstrations near a railway station in Tamil Nadu. Water-sharing protests disrupt India's tech hub of Bengaluru 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z The river originates in the Karnataka region of Talakaveri before flowing through Tamil Nadu to meet the Bay of Bengal. India's tech hub of Bengaluru braces for protests over water sharing 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z The neighbouring states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have ordered tests for visitors from Kerala, with plans to isolate any who show symptoms of influenza. India's Nipah virus trackers gather samples from bats, fruit 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z Neighbouring Tamil Nadu state announced that travellers coming from Kerala would be subjected to medical tests and those with flu symptoms would be isolated. Over 700 people tested for Nipah virus after two deaths in India 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z In the 2010s, he focused on acting and featured in supporting roles in various Tamil films. G Marimuthu: Indian film industry mourns popular actor 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z The attacks revived memories of frequent suicide bombings during the country’s quarter-century civil war with Tamil Tiger rebels which ended 10 years earlier in 2009. Former Sri Lankan president denies that suicide bombings were staged to enable his election 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Nine others were injured in the fire, which occurred in the southern city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu state. India train fire: Gas canister sets off deadly explosion 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z Some linguists, however, argue that the appearance of Sanskrit was predated by Tamil, a Dravidian language that is still used by almost 85 million native speakers in southern India and Sri Lanka. What’s the World’s Oldest Language? 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z This trend of dramatised videos has reached multiple Indian languages, including Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Gujarati, Marathi and Telugu. Staged videos fuel religious hate and misogyny in India 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z He started in small roles as villains in Tamil cinema and worked his way up, before landing roles in Bollywood, the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai. Fans in India rejoice as superstar actor Rajinikanth’s latest movie hits theaters 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Elephant Whisperers tells the story of Bomman and Bellie as they care for an orphaned and injured baby elephant inside the Mudumulai Tiger Reserve in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Elephant Whisperers: Indian couple in Oscar-winning elephant film sue makers 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z The 26-year-old choreographer, born in France to Tamil immigrant parents, created a series of social media videos last year showing the two styles interacting with each other. Hip-hop turns 50, reinventing itself and swaths of the world along the way 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Disagreements about the age of Sanskrit and Tamil illustrate the broader issues in pinpointing the world’s oldest language. What’s the World’s Oldest Language? 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z But the system has not been fully functional because Tamil separatist rebels rejected the deal and successive governments usurped powers given to the provinces. Sri Lankan president vows to strengthen provincial governments to share power with Tamil minority 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Rajinikanth, 72, has acted in more than 160 movies spanning more than five decades in several Indian languages, including Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali and Malayalam. Fans in India rejoice as superstar actor Rajinikanth’s latest movie hits theaters 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z In a statement to BBC Tamil, the director and the producer said they had "deep respect" for all contributors of the story. Elephant Whisperers: Indian couple in Oscar-winning elephant film sue makers 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z The child of immigrants from southern India, Ramaswamy grew up in Cincinnati speaking Tamil at home with his religious parents who performed pujas — a form of worship rituals. Vivek Ramaswamy’s Hindu faith is front and center in his GOP presidential campaign 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z There was no immediate word as to what had caused the explosion in the district of Krishnagiri in Tamil Nadu state. An explosion at a firecracker factory in southern India kills 8 people, police say 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z Tamil lawmakers have demanded a federal system short of separation and say the provincial system is far from meeting their demands. Sri Lankan president vows to strengthen provincial governments to share power with Tamil minority 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z His parents were Christian Tamils; the country, then called Ceylon, mired in ethnic violence. George Alagiah: BBC journalist and newsreader dies aged 67 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z In their statement to BBC Tamil, the makers added that the documentary raised awareness and had real impact on the community that took care of the animals. Elephant Whisperers: Indian couple in Oscar-winning elephant film sue makers 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z “So much money can come from the Tamil diaspora if we fix this problem - a lot of diaspora Tamils are willing to help if Sri Lanka treats its Tamil people fairly,” Perera added. Sri Lankan president’s visit to India signals growing economic and energy ties 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z The two leaders also expressed support to fully implement an India-backed scheme to share power with Sri Lanka’s ethnic minority Tamil population in the island’s north and east provinces. Sri Lankan president’s visit to India signals growing economic and energy ties 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Sri Lanka’s Tamil community, who make up about 11% of the country’s 22 million people, consider themselves a separate nation unified with the rest of the island by the British colonial rulers. Sri Lankan president vows to strengthen provincial governments to share power with Tamil minority 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Driven by the rallying cry "Gota go home", the protests engulfed the country, uniting Sri Lanka's three major communities - Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims - for the first time. Sri Lanka: The fate of a protest that toppled a president 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z The Tamil Nadu government also launched a 'Cradle Baby Scheme' to take care of unwanted girls. Tamil Nadu: India nurse who delivered more than 10,000 babies 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z The valley around Coimbatore, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, is a model of what India wants for itself in the decades ahead. Want One of India’s Best Jobs? You and 1,800 Other Applicants. 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z The minority holds linguistic and cultural ties with Tamils in southern India. Sri Lankan president’s visit to India signals growing economic and energy ties 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z India, which has its own sizable Tamil population, intervened in 1987 and signed an agreement with Sri Lanka to resolve the conflict through a provincial council system. Sri Lankan president vows to strengthen provincial governments to share power with Tamil minority 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z The politically powerful family was popular for crushing the Tamil Tiger separatists in May 2009 and ending the country's 25-year civil war. Sri Lanka: The fate of a protest that toppled a president 2023-07-08T04:00:00Z Last year, 11 people died in a similar incident in the southern Tamil Nadu state when a temple chariot came in contact with an overhead electric wire. Temple chariot fire kills at least 6, leaves 10 others with burns in India’s remote northeast 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Ramesh needs them because the youth of Tamil Nadu are looking elsewhere. Want One of India’s Best Jobs? You and 1,800 Other Applicants. 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z “We hope that the government of Sri Lanka will fulfill the aspirations of the Tamils,” Modi said. Sri Lankan president’s visit to India signals growing economic and energy ties 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Some Tamil armed groups accepted the deal as a starting point to be strengthened later. Sri Lankan president vows to strengthen provincial governments to share power with Tamil minority 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z On 21 June, the Madras high court - in the southern state of Tamil Nadu - passed a verdict in a domestic dispute case that allowed a housewife equal share in her husband's property. Madras high court: A new India verdict recognises value of women's work 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z “It’s too hot — too hot,” said Mathan Mp, 38, who is from Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India, said as he took a break from supervising dozens of workers at the project site. Trump Real Estate Deal in Oman Underscores Ethics Concerns 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Barely a month later, forest officials in Tamil Nadu, the neighbouring state, found themselves undertaking a similar operation to relocate the animal once more. Arikomban: The painful story of India's rice-loving elephant 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z His delegation also included two Sri Lankan Tamil ministers. Sri Lankan president’s visit to India signals growing economic and energy ties 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z But the Tamil Tigers, the largest group, rejected it and continued to fight for separation. Sri Lankan president vows to strengthen provincial governments to share power with Tamil minority 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Currently, at least 60 Tamils remain on the island. Diego Garcia: The tropical island ‘hell’ for dozens of stranded migrants 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z The Press Trust of India news agency said the derailed Coromandel Express was traveling from Howrah in West Bengal state to Chennai, the capital of southern Tamil Nadu state. Passenger train derails in India, at least 179 people reported injured 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z A petition in the Madras High Court sought compensation for the damages he had caused in Tamil Nadu. Arikomban: The painful story of India's rice-loving elephant 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z But they have so far failed to do so, much to the dismay of both Tamil political leaders in Sri Lanka and in India. Sri Lankan president’s visit to India signals growing economic and energy ties 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Government troops crushed the Tamil Tigers in 2009 and since then the government has faced international pressure to resolve the power-sharing issue through talks. Sri Lankan president vows to strengthen provincial governments to share power with Tamil minority 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z It soon became clear that the 89 people on board - Sri Lankan Tamils who said they were fleeing persecution - weren't actually intending to land on the island. Diego Garcia: The tropical island ‘hell’ for dozens of stranded migrants 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z The firm has been making older versions of iPhones at a facility in the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu since 2017. iPhone in India: Foxconn to manufacture smartphones in Karnataka by April 2024 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z On 5 June Tamil Nadu's forest officials tranquilised and captured the tusker. Arikomban: The painful story of India's rice-loving elephant 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z “So much money can come from the Tamil diaspora if we fix this problem – a lot of diaspora Tamils are willing to help if Sri Lanka treats its Tamil people fairly,” Perera added. Sri Lankan president’s visit to India signals growing economic and energy ties 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z So he is proud that he can provide for his family by working in a factory that manufactures ropes in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. Women lead Indian families as men migrate 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z The move expanded the company's Indian manufacturing operations - it has been making iPhones in the southern state of Tamil Nadu since 2017. Chip war: Apple strikes major US-made semiconductor deal 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z In Tamil Nadu state, an association of multiplex owners said they would stop screening the film, citing protests and low audiences. The Kerala Story: Why an Indian film on Islamic State is so controversial 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z But the HR professional from the southern state of Tamil Nadu, who says she was at the "peak of her career" then, was clear that she wanted to spend time with her family. India’s booming population needs more women at work 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z Queer, Tamil protagonist Damani Krishanthan works as a ride-hailing driver in an unnamed North American city, struggling to make ends meet while caring for her mother and grieving her father’s death. Ring in Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with these books 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z Tamil Tiger in 2009, Extinction Rebellion in 2019 and, last year, Just Stop Oil, have all previously held protests on or around marathon day. London Marathon given 'unique' protest assurances 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z When Gayathri Rajmurali, a local politician from the southern state of Tamil Nadu, found herself in India’s north for the first time this year, the disparity shocked her. India Is Passing China in Population. Can Its Economy Ever Do the Same? 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z “We give 1,000 rupees to every university-going girl in Tamil Nadu if she finished her schooling from a government school,” said S. Senthilkumar, a member of Parliament from Tamil Nadu. India’s population overtakes China’s, but numbers mask a bigger story 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z But some changes are visible, especially in the industrial belt of Hosur in Tamil Nadu. India’s booming population needs more women at work 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z She estimated that states like southern Tamil Nadu could also see Kerala-like trends in the long and medium term. In Kerala, an aging trend bucks India’s booming population 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z The Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women has also launched an inquiry. Kalakshetra: Indian dance academy shaken by sexual harassment allegations 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z The plant in India’s southern Tamil Nadu state produced eyedrops that have been linked to 68 bacterial infections in the U.S., including three deaths and eight cases of vision loss. Eyedrops maker couldn’t ensure factory was sterile, FDA says 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z According to the 2021 national family survey, 84 percent of Tamil Nadu women are now literate, compared with 55 percent in Bihar, the lowest in India. India’s population overtakes China’s, but numbers mask a bigger story 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z This particular strain has been tied to three eye care products produced by Global Pharma in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu: EzriCare Artificial Tears and Delsam’s Artificial Tears and Artificial Eye Ointment. Drug-resistant bacteria linked to contaminated eyedrops can spread from person to person 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Its renewable energy portfolio is spread across 12 Indian states and includes one of the world’s largest solar power plants in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. Do Adani’s woes matter for India’s clean energy transition? 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z It came after days of protests by more than 200 students of the institute, located in the city of Chennai in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. Kalakshetra: Indian dance academy shaken by sexual harassment allegations 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z It already assembles some iPhone models at its plant located in Tamil Nadu. Apple Inc supplier Pegatron in talks to open second India factory -sources 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z Forty-six percent of married women in Tamil Nadu were employed in the last 12 months, versus 19.2 percent of married Bihari women. India’s population overtakes China’s, but numbers mask a bigger story 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Regulators in Tamil Nadu say they found no contamination in samples of unopened eye drops made at the Global Pharma plant. Drug-resistant bacteria linked to contaminated eyedrops can spread from person to person 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z It provided arms to both sides of the Iran-Iraq war and to Libya, among other customers, and after the Soviet Union fell it supplied rebels in Angola and the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka. Bulgarian Factories and Secret Task Forces: How the West Hunts for Soviet Arms 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Tamil Nadu, one of the country’s most industrialized states, is trying to come up with green alternatives. Why the Climate Fight Will Fail without India 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z Tamil rebels fought for an independent state in the country’s northeast for more than 25 years until they were crushed by the military in 2009. Sri Lankan leader appeals for patience amid economic crisis 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, southern states such as Tamil Nadu, which is expecting to see its population decline sometime in the next decade, has seen an influx of northern migrant laborers, occasionally leading to friction. India’s population overtakes China’s, but numbers mask a bigger story 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z In the years following the savage end of the government's 25-year war against the separatist Tamil Tigers in 2009, Sri Lanka benefited from something of a financial "peace dividend". Can Sri Lanka trade its way back to prosperity? 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z It is also widely expected that Wickremesinghe would announce his policies on sharing power with ethnic minority Tamils. Sri Lanka leader suspends parliament until policy address 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z Jaishankar also reiterated to Sri Lanka demands for a full implementation of an India-backed scheme to share power with minority Tamils. India backs Sri Lanka to secure IMF bailout plan amid crisis 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Neighboring India has shown a special interest in resolving the problem due to internal pressure from its own nearly 80 million Tamils who have linguistic, cultural and family ties with the Tamils in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan leader appeals for patience amid economic crisis 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Last month, YouTubers in Bihar were arrested for making a fake video alleging migrant workers were beaten in Tamil Nadu. India’s population overtakes China’s, but numbers mask a bigger story 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Khan's tweet of the Hindi trailer has had 3.9 million views and an additional half a million each for the Telugu and Tamil versions. Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan: Bollywood's 'king of hearts' aims for epic comeback 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z To that end, both actors dubbed their own voices for multiple versions of “RRR” in the most prominent Indian languages: Telugu, Hindi, Tamil and Kannada. These 'difficult actors' said 'RRR' couldn't be done. Their director proved them wrong 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z So Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, whatever — it was our voice. India’s ‘RRR’ an unlikely underdog in Hollywood awards race 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z The fishermen had sailed in a wooden boat called Chrisha Mol from Thengapattanam harbour in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu: The miraculous return of Indian fishermen lost at sea 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z In Vaishnavi’s southern state of Tamil Nadu, dotted with factories making cars and iPhones, the average woman will have 1.8 children in her lifetime — the same rate as the United States and Sweden. India’s population overtakes China’s, but numbers mask a bigger story 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Everything is also the story of Sashi’s family, members of the Tamil ethnic minority, and how they have been torn apart by the war and the events leading up to it. ‘Brotherless Night’ review: V.V. Ganeshananthan’s masterpiece on the brutality of war 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z Sri Lanka's Tamil-dominated north also shares ethnic ties with southern India's Tamil Nadu state. India makes inroads into Sri Lanka under China's long shadow 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z Anushiya, 36, was arrested in 2009 when government troops defeated the Tamil Tiger rebels, who had sought to create an independent homeland for minority Tamils. AP PHOTOS: Sri Lankans face food crisis amid economic crunch 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z When she accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president in 2020, she told audiences, “Family is my uncles, my aunts and my chittis,” using the Tamil word for aunt. Defining ‘Asian American’ is complicated. Who gets left behind? 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z Vaishnavi’s daughter was born in a Tamil Nadu hospital about 30 miles from the Bay of Bengal. India’s population overtakes China’s, but numbers mask a bigger story 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Almost 20 years later, a video captured the execution of captured Tamil Tiger fighters in the final days of Sri Lanka’s civil war. Caught on Camera, Traced by Phone: The Russian Military Unit That Killed Dozens in Bucha 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z And so, at the end of his acceptance speech, he felt “it was important” to say a few words in both Sinhalese and Tamil. How 2022's Booker Prize winner managed a whirlwind novel and a roller-coaster year 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Mr Thirumaran and his mother returned to the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu that same year. Tamil Nadu: Indian man's search for father's lost grave ends in Malaysia 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Authorities deployed nearly 400 disaster relief personnel in Tamil Nadu state, and urged people to stock up on essentials and be prepared to move to shelters as cyclone 'Mandous' approached. Sri Lanka shuts schools as cyclonic storm raises pollution, India braces for landfall 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z The ceremony, which took place in October at a temple inside the institute, was attended by ministers and lawmakers of Tamil Nadu state. India couple who found love at mental health centre 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z Located on the coast of Tamil Nadu state, Chennai is one of the largest cities in India. Chennai rains: Can the city withstand another urban flood? 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Ms. Yellen noted that America’s development finance agency is providing a U.S. solar manufacturer with $500 million in financing to build a facility in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. U.S. Seeks Closer Ties with India as Tension with China and Russia Builds 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Foxconn has shared its plans with Tamil Nadu officials about accelerating its hiring efforts at the Indian plant due to disruptions in China, said the first government source. Exclusive: Apple supplier Foxconn plans to quadruple workforce at India plant 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z “LTTE — The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Want a separate Tamil state. Prepared to slaughter Tamil civilians and moderates to achieve this.” Review | ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’ is a Booker-winning ghost story 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z The prayers of the faithful during the Mass were read in languages spoken by foreign workers including Tagalog, Swahili, Malayalam, Tamil and Konkani. Pope Francis thrills small Gulf Catholic community with big Mass 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z But a declining demand for rice in states like Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu and Kerala made the state and the federal governments reluctant to buy surplus stocks of rice from Telangana farmers. Telangana’s ambitious palm oil strategy to help India reduce import 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z July 2014: An 11-storey building under construction in southern Tamil Nadu state came down following heavy rains, leaving at least 47 people dead. Factbox: India's deadliest accidents in the last decade 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z The second government source in India, a senior official in the Tamil Nadu administration, said the state government was working with Foxconn in "finalising" the expansion. Exclusive: Apple supplier Foxconn plans to quadruple workforce at India plant 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Rajendran, from Chennai city in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, has been fascinated with bicycles since he was boy. The Indian man turning heads with quirky bicycles 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z A fourth series, “Modern Love Chennai,” in Tamil, is forthcoming, and a fifth, “Modern Love Amsterdam,” offered in Dutch, is set to be released in mid-December. ‘Modern Love’ Goes Global in New Television Series 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z She’s also translating a strange novel, written in Tamil, about girls studying medicine and creating new religions. Review | 4 science fiction and fantasy books mine a real issue: Climate change 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z The Hindi version is very similar to the Tamil original, but the new version makes some interesting choices, including the choice of stars Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan to play the titular characters. Vikram Vedha, Drishyam 2: Is Bollywood's reign of remakes coming to an end? 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Last year, Foxconn's Tamil Nadu plant was at the centre of a mass food-poisoning incident which sparked employee protests and threw light on the living conditions of the workers in hostels near the factory. Exclusive: Apple supplier Foxconn plans to quadruple workforce at India plant 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Desifacts, which focuses on South Asian American communities, began publishing explainers and clarifications about topics such as immigration and student debt relief in Hindi, Bengali and Tamil in February. Misinformation Swirls in Non-English Languages Ahead of Midterms 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z India said it would work with Sri Lanka to achieve the aspirations of the Tamil minority. UN extends Sri Lanka war-time violations monitoring, China opposes 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Ponniyin Selvan, based on one of India's greatest emperors, is widely considered by many to be the finest novel ever written in Tamil. Ponniyin Selvan: Mani Ratnam's epic drama fires up India box office 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Bollywood still has plenty of chances to get that right - a bunch of southern remakes are in the works, including one of Soorarai Pottru, a Tamil hit that's currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Vikram Vedha, Drishyam 2: Is Bollywood's reign of remakes coming to an end? 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Officials at Tamil Nadu, a hub of electronic and automotive manufacturing, were also pushing Apple suppliers to branch out into manufacturing components for iPhones beyond just assembly, the two government sources added. Exclusive: Apple supplier Foxconn plans to quadruple workforce at India plant 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z The other radio services that will end are Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Hindi, Indonesian, Tamil, and Urdu. BBC World Service proposes 382 post closures as part of savings 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Taiwan-based Foxconn, which manufactures the majority of Apple's phones, has had an operation in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu since 2017, where it makes older versions of the handsets. iPhone in India: Apple makes new handset in India in shift from China 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z It was the name conferred by the loyal subjects on Rajaraja Chola - whose name means 'king of kings' - of the Chola dynasty, which ruled Tamil land from 9th Century to 13th Century. Ponniyin Selvan: Mani Ratnam's epic drama fires up India box office 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z “They took our passports, other documents, phones, clothes, and locked us up in a room,” said Sharujan Gianeswaran, speaking in Tamil to an Associated Press journalist by phone. Sri Lankans describe abuse as Russian captives in Ukraine 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z Before you know it, you've reached your destination - Chennai in Tamil Nadu - a 10-hour-long journey condensed to a 13 minute video. The vloggers capturing life on India's trains 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z A prime example of this is the mid-day meal scheme - feeding students a free lunch at government schools - which began in Tamil Nadu. Why south India outperforms the north 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Periyasamy is from the southern state of Tamil Nadu, studied cooking in Pondicherry and worked in hotels for six years, including the Chennai and Goa branches of the luxurious Leela Palace. Review | Agni South Indian Cuisine in Sterling has a way with spices 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z The dialogue is in medieval Tamil, but written to be accessible to a contemporary audience. Ponniyin Selvan: Mani Ratnam's epic drama fires up India box office 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Under federal law, Dearie had been required to sentence the men to 25-year terms for conspiring to acquire missiles on behalf of the Tamil Tigers, a rebel group fighting the government of Sri Lanka. Dearie named special master to review Trump’s Mar-a-Lago documents 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z A yellow board with Rameswaram written in black lets you know you're departing the island town in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu. The vloggers capturing life on India's trains 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z Introduced in 1982, the mid-day meal scheme ended up increasing school admissions in Tamil Nadu - the state today boasts of the highest school enrolment gains in the country. Why south India outperforms the north 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Today's economic crisis is a second blow for Soosaiyamutthu's northern coastal district of Mullaitivu after the mostly Tamil population was ravaged by the war's final offensive. Sri Lanka's crisis pushes war-shattered Tamils to the brink 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Scenes of fans dancing to folk drumbeats outside cinema halls celebrating the release of the movie were seen across Tamil Nadu. Ponniyin Selvan: Mani Ratnam's epic drama fires up India box office 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Last year, a politician in the southern state of Tamil Nadu promised a 100-day trip to the Moon and a gigantic iceberg to help people beat the heat during summers. Freebies: The row over handouts and welfare schemes in India 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z "At the end of the 19th Century we had very few dams in south India," says K Sivasubramaniyan, a retired professor who has studied water management in Tamil Nadu for decades. John Pennycuick: The British-era colonel revered in Tamil Nadu 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z In the past, all states would raise revenues through indirect taxes which gave them the financial freedom to make their own policies - such as the mid-day meal scheme in Tamil Nadu. Why south India outperforms the north 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z "We only get work if we come to the sea, otherwise we don't get any. We're starving," he said, speaking in the Tamil language. No kerosene, no food, Sri Lanka's fishermen say 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z The frenzy over the film has spilled over with fans forming groups to travel across the former kingdoms and villages across Tamil Nadu ruled by the Cholas as mentioned in the novel. Ponniyin Selvan: Mani Ratnam's epic drama fires up India box office 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z In Tamil Nadu, the government runs canteens that provide subsidised meals to the public. Freebies: The row over handouts and welfare schemes in India 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z The Mullaperiyar dam, he says, was a "great engineering feat which helped end the water scarcity for people living in five districts in present-day Tamil Nadu". John Pennycuick: The British-era colonel revered in Tamil Nadu 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z On the one hand there are people in Uttar Pradesh who want to be treated just like a citizen in Tamil Nadu in terms of government services and welfare schemes. Why south India outperforms the north 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z And her pet subject is food - especially the everyday food of her home state, Tamil Nadu. The paintings good enough to eat 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z Written in Tamil, an ancient language very much in use, the manuscript links the protagonist with the past, to a time when her mother was alive. Review: Wrapped inside a dystopian novel, an epic of 'radical compassion' 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z For instance, a Tamil Nadu government scheme to provide free midday meals to children in government schools was expanded to other states and later, nationally, after it was found to improve enrolment and attendance. Freebies: The row over handouts and welfare schemes in India 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z While the dam is in Kerala, Tamil Nadu operates it under a 999-year lease agreement to irrigate farmland on its side of the state border. John Pennycuick: The British-era colonel revered in Tamil Nadu 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z But on the other hand, there are citizens of Tamil Nadu who end up sending more money over to states such as Uttar Pradesh than spending on themselves via the complicated tax system. Why south India outperforms the north 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Journalist Nirupama Subramanian pointed out that in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, Sri Lankan Tamil refugees were provided an allowance by the state government and allowed to seek jobs. Rohingya: What recent flip-flop over India's refugee policy says 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z The interpolated sections of the translated manuscript portray a group of teenage girls living and studying in what seems to be the coast of Tamil Nadu, a South Indian state. Review: Wrapped inside a dystopian novel, an epic of 'radical compassion' 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z And other state governments, including Telangana and Tamil Nadu, are now pushing to adopt “the Delhi model.” Clean Toilets, Inspired Teachers: How India’s Capital Is Fixing Its Schools 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z The controversy over the dam has only burnished Pennycuick's legacy in Tamil Nadu. John Pennycuick: The British-era colonel revered in Tamil Nadu 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z That conflict was rooted in systematic discrimination against minority Tamils by the majority Sinhalese Buddhists, the support base of the Rajapaksas. Showdown at the Mansion Gates: How Sri Lankans Rose Up to Dethrone a Dynasty 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z In contrast to previous waves of attempted migration by Tamil groups persecuted during the country’s civil war, many are now from the majority Sinhala community. The high price of a Sri Lankan family's bid to flee crisis 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z Both the novel’s threads also eschew common narrative voices, opting instead for second person in the narrator’s present-day sections and the plural first person in the Tamil manuscript. Review: Wrapped inside a dystopian novel, an epic of 'radical compassion' 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z China backed Sri Lanka during a civil war with ethnic Tamils rebels and defended it from accusations of gross human rights abuses. Sri Lanka asks China to postpone research ship’s port call 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z In 2019, a senior Tamil Nadu police official donated a bust of Pennycuick which was installed in the garden where the engineer was buried. John Pennycuick: The British-era colonel revered in Tamil Nadu 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z As defense secretary, Gotabaya was ruthless and cunning, demanding nothing short of “unconditional surrender” by the Tamil insurgents,diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks showed. Showdown at the Mansion Gates: How Sri Lankans Rose Up to Dethrone a Dynasty 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z A statue that was stolen in 1971 from a temple in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has been traced to New York, police say. Tamil Nadu: 12th Century idol stolen from temple found in US after 50 years 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z My Hindi and Tamil were patchy, so I couldn’t Google lyrics or ask my mum about the song that was stuck in my head. Moving from Dubai to California, Spotify kept me in touch with my culture 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z Since his arrest, police say he's told them that he spent the first year after the alleged murder taking shelter in temples in the southern states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. India's 'most wanted' who acted in 28 films and hid for 30 years 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Mr Ibrahim, the film maker, hopes the new statue he's helped to organise will interest local residents in Tamil Nadu and its culture. John Pennycuick: The British-era colonel revered in Tamil Nadu 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z The United Nations estimates that as many as 40,000 Tamil civilians were killed in the final months of the civil war alone. Showdown at the Mansion Gates: How Sri Lankans Rose Up to Dethrone a Dynasty 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z A senior police official said the Tamil Nadu police's Idol Wing has "readied papers" to bring the idol back. Tamil Nadu: 12th Century idol stolen from temple found in US after 50 years 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z The southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu strictly enforced its ban of disposable plastic bags and found some success. Your Monday Briefing: Civilians in Donetsk Are Urged to Evacuate 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z CHENNAI, India — Amul Vasudevan, a vegetable hawker in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, thought she was going to go out of business. For India’s Effort to Ban Disposable Plastic, One State Offers a Playbook 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z Pennycuick is a revered figure in Tamil Nadu for designing and building the Mullaperiyar dam, which provides water for drinking and irrigation to five districts in the state. John Pennycuick: The British-era colonel revered in Tamil Nadu 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z “People now openly talk about equality,” said Weerasingham Velusamy, a protester and a Tamil activist who works as a gender equality consultant. Showdown at the Mansion Gates: How Sri Lankans Rose Up to Dethrone a Dynasty 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z In 2020, the UK returned three bronze sculptures stolen from a Tamil Nadu temple more than 40 years ago to the Indian government. Tamil Nadu: 12th Century idol stolen from temple found in US after 50 years 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Today he estimates that about 40 percent of his fellow parishioners are from the Philippines and a large number of others are Tamils from Sri Lanka. Why Catholicism Remains Strong in Canada 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Tamil Nadu was not the first state in India to try to curtail plastic pollution, but unlike others it was relentless in enforcing its law. For India’s Effort to Ban Disposable Plastic, One State Offers a Playbook 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z The 127-year-old dam has long been a source of tension between Tamil Nadu and neighbouring Kerala state, which has often called for its demolition. John Pennycuick: The British-era colonel revered in Tamil Nadu 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z During a remembrance ceremony for the brutal pogroms against Tamils in 1983, Saku Richardson, a musician and a grandmother, leaned against her bicycle, holding a handwritten yellow sign that simply read “Sorry.” Showdown at the Mansion Gates: How Sri Lankans Rose Up to Dethrone a Dynasty 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z The Parvati idol from Tamil Nadu found this week by the police was first reported missing from the Nadanapureshwarar Sivan temple in 1971. Tamil Nadu: 12th Century idol stolen from temple found in US after 50 years 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z A report from a U.N. panel of experts said at least 40,000 ethnic minority Tamil civilians were killed in the final months of the fighting alone. Group seeks ex-Sri Lankan president’s arrest in Singapore 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z Yet Tamil Nadu’s ban is far from an absolute success. For India’s Effort to Ban Disposable Plastic, One State Offers a Playbook 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z While the engineer was a household name in parts of Tamil Nadu irrigated by the dam, elsewhere in the state not everyone had heard of him. John Pennycuick: The British-era colonel revered in Tamil Nadu 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z When she got married and moved to the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu, Shyja says she enjoyed discovering a new kind of freedom. Kerala: Meet the Indian woman who flaunts her moustache 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z The investigation was led by the Idol Wing of the Tamil Nadu police, which traces missing artefacts. Tamil Nadu: 12th Century idol stolen from temple found in US after 50 years 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Tamil Tiger rebels fought to create an independent state for ethnic minority Tamils. Group seeks ex-Sri Lankan president’s arrest in Singapore 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z Public pressure on politicians — to fix drain and sewage blockages caused by plastic, for example — is another key reason for the relative success in Tamil Nadu. For India’s Effort to Ban Disposable Plastic, One State Offers a Playbook 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z The cease-fire won Wickremesinghe international acclaim, enabling him to salvage an economy on the brink of collapse after Tamil Tiger fighters attacked the island’s only international airport and destroyed many aircraft. Sri Lanka president gets long-sought win, steep challenges 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z A main ethnic Tamil party with 10 lawmakers also decided it will vote for Alahapperuma. Sri Lanka Parliament to choose president to lead past crisis 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z The island nation's minority Tamil population shares close cultural and ethnic links with people in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Sri Lanka presidential elections: Why India matters to the island nation's political future 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z The uprising has for the first time brought together three major communities - Sinhalese, Tamils and Muslims - for a common cause. The hard choices Sri Lankans must make now 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z Tamil Nadu has tried to address that issue with subsidies and campaigns promoting cloth bags. For India’s Effort to Ban Disposable Plastic, One State Offers a Playbook 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z Subasinghe said he too served in the Sri Lankan army, fighting in the country's bloody civil war against Tamil Tiger guerrillas. Sri Lankans storm prime minister's office, demanding he quit as well 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z The island nation's main languages, Sinhala and Tamil, along with English could be heard along the corridors. Inside the presidential palace now full of Sri Lankans 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z In addition to the loans by Delhi, the government of Tamil Nadu, led by Chief Minister MK Stalin of the DMK party, has also sent shipments of food and medicine to Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka presidential elections: Why India matters to the island nation's political future 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Appealing to the nationalist sentiment of the island’s Buddhist-Sinhalese majority, he led Sri Lanka into a triumphant victory over ethnic Tamil rebels in 2009, ending a 26-year brutal civil war that had divided the country. President and PM: 2 men at heart of Sri Lankan crisis 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z Still, Tamil Nadu has made more progress than other states that have tried to curtail plastic use. For India’s Effort to Ban Disposable Plastic, One State Offers a Playbook 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z Rajapaksa, a hero of the quarter-century civil war against Tamil rebels, plans to resign on Wednesday, the parliament speaker said. Calm in Sri Lanka as president, premier to quit over economic collapse 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z Gotabaya and Mahinda were until recently seen as heroes for their role in crushing the separatist Tamil liberation movement after decades of brutal civil war. Sri Lankan president to resign next week, says Parliament speaker, after protesters storm residence 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z Political parties in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday had asked Delhi to convene a meeting to discuss the evolving situation in the neighbouring country. Sri Lanka presidential elections: Why India matters to the island nation's political future 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Wickremesinghe’s first turn as Sri Lanka’s prime minister came after the then president was assassinated by Tamil separatists during the country’s long civil war. Sri Lanka’s prime minister is no stranger to political shifts. 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z The man had the support of the majority Sinhala Buddhist community, after leading the military to crush the separatist Tamil Tigers in 2009. Sri Lanka crowd breaks Rajapaksa grip on power 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z That conflict, between the government and the Tamil Tiger insurgents who had taken up the cause of discrimination against the ethnic minority Tamils, ended in 2009. Sri Lanka’s Leader Is on the Brink as Protesters Storm Residence 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z In our Tamil Sri Lankan culture, it’s not like you get to sit there and talk about your feelings. For the queer, trans performer D'Lo, to be a comedian is to be a "practitioner of joy" 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Experts say that the question of Sri Lanka's Tamil minorities and their demand for rights would also continue to impact diplomatic negotiations with India. Sri Lanka presidential elections: Why India matters to the island nation's political future 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z The country is currently reporting cases around the 18,000-mark every day - states such as Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal have seen a jump in daily active cases over the past few weeks. Covid vaccine: India reduces gap between second jab and booster dose 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z The now-defeated Tamil Tiger rebel group which fought for an independent state silenced their arms for the 1996 World Cup final, when Sri Lanka beat Australia to win the title. Cricket is a welcome distraction for Sri Lankans in crisis 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z The director, who is from the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is currently a film student in Toronto. Leena Manimekalai: India director criticised for poster of movie 'Kaali' 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z Here are five international movies to stream, including a provincial Tamil satire. Your Monday Briefing: Russia Seizes Lysychansk 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z Bilateral relations soured after many Sri Lankan Tamil rebel groups took refuge in India in the 1980s. Sri Lanka presidential elections: Why India matters to the island nation's political future 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z A solo play by the queer and transgender Tamil Sri Lankan American actor D’Lo opens at the Kirk Douglas Theatre. A new musical puts bisexual Art Deco icon Tamara de Lempicka onstage 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z In August, Mahabalipuram, a small town in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, will serve as the unlikely venue for a Russia-Ukraine battle. Chess: A different Russia-Ukraine battle in India 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z Inspired by Black artists from America’s civil rights era, Ranjith has created a thriving cultural center in the southern state of Tamil Nadu meant to empower the Dalit community, formerly known as “untouchables.” The Dalit filmmaker challenging India’s caste discrimination 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z He then went on to sing in several Indian languages including Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. KK: Remembering the voice that touched millions of Indian love stories 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z Colombo accused Delhi of providing arms and training to the militants, who were fighting for a separate homeland for the Tamils in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka presidential elections: Why India matters to the island nation's political future 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Over 72,000 small businesses in the southern state of Tamil Nadu have shut up shop in the past few months and many others face closure, he said. Firms in India's ancient shoe capital squeezed by costs, fading demand 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z KK, who began his career singing advertising jingles, sang in several Indian languages, including Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. KK: 'Devastated' fans and colleagues pay tribute to Indian singer 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z “Koogai” means “owl” in Tamil and is the name of a popular novel about the tyranny of caste. The Dalit filmmaker challenging India’s caste discrimination 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z The Tamil family has been in immigration detention since 2018 after their claim for asylum was rejected. Biloela family: Australia frees asylum seekers after public outcry 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Sri Lanka is, however, yet to fully implement the 1987 India-Sri Lanka Peace Accord which promised new laws to devolve powers to all provinces, including where the Tamils were in a majority. Sri Lanka presidential elections: Why India matters to the island nation's political future 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z The Tamil family of four, Priya and Nadesalingam Murugappan and their two daughters, have been a cause celebre since being detained in the rural Australian town where they settled years earlier. New Australian government releases Sri Lankan family from immigration detention 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z For example, Amazon last month announced 22 new original TV shows, eight of them in Tamil or Telugu. Netflix goes to 'Tollywood' and beyond for long-sought India growth 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z Ranjith’s career took off after the success of his first two films, which industry insiders credit with changing caste representation in Tamil movies. The Dalit filmmaker challenging India’s caste discrimination 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z They said they feared persecution in Sri Lanka because of their Tamil ethnicity. Biloela family: Australia frees asylum seekers after public outcry 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Already, several Sri Lankans, particularly from the Tamil-dominated north, have sought refuge in Tamil Nadu due to the economic crisis and their numbers could increase if the economic situation worsens in the island nation. Sri Lanka presidential elections: Why India matters to the island nation's political future 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Tamil Nadu, which shares language and culture with Sri Lanka’s minority Tamils, is separated by a narrow strait from the island’s Tamil-majority north. India sends food, medicine donation to crisis-hit Sri Lanka 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z Mahinda enjoyed the adulation of voters, who approved of his bloody but decisive victory in a 26-year civil war against Tamil rebels and his frequent appeals to Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism. Inside the collapse of the Rajapaksa dynasty in Sri Lanka 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z Witnesses had said after the incident that police opened fire without warning in violation of the police manual, prompting demands from political parties in Tamil Nadu that police officers be held accountable. Indian police charge 30 anti-Vedanta protesters over deadly 2018 demonstration 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z The question of Sri Lanka's Tamil minorities and their demand for rights has been at the forefront of the diplomatic negotiations with India. India seeks to win public trust in crisis-hit Sri Lanka 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Sri Lanka's minority Tamil and Muslim communities have always looked up to India as and when they faced problems and wanted equal rights. Sri Lanka presidential elections: Why India matters to the island nation's political future 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z The donation was prompted after dozens of families fled to Tamil Nadu because of the economic crisis. India sends food, medicine donation to crisis-hit Sri Lanka 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z He is amongst the hundreds of thousands of Tamils who fled the conflict, which ended in May 2009 with the Sri Lankan government defeating the Tamil Tiger rebels. At London vigil, UK Tamils seek justice for civil war victims 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z "The government of Tamil Nadu has already been requested to take appropriate action against those whose performance of duty was not found in commensuration with the position they held," the chargesheet read. Indian police charge 30 anti-Vedanta protesters over deadly 2018 demonstration 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z In May 2021, the Tamil Nadu state government allowed Perarivalan to leave on parole, using a provision in the Tamil Nadu Prison manual. Three decades later, convict in former Indian PM Gandhi assassination freed 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z The ex-PM was assassinated by a female suicide bomber as he addressed an election rally in Tamil Nadu state. AG Perarivalan: India top court frees killer of ex-PM Rajiv Gandhi 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Manoharan, a wildlife veterinarian located in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. India’s "man-eating" tigers entangled in a blame game 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Human rights groups have since accused the country's military of killing civilians towards the end of the war, in which the rebels fought for a separate state for the Tamil minority. At London vigil, UK Tamils seek justice for civil war victims 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z The Tamil Nadu state government ordered the permanent closure of the Vedanta copper smelter a week after the shooting. Indian police charge 30 anti-Vedanta protesters over deadly 2018 demonstration 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Many in the state of Tamil Nadu celebrated the verdict as a victory for human rights. Three decades later, convict in former Indian PM Gandhi assassination freed 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Over the years, governments in Tamil Nadu state had asked for those found guilty over the killing to be released. AG Perarivalan: India top court frees killer of ex-PM Rajiv Gandhi 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z The big cat that prowled lush green forests in Tamil Nadu reportedly killed four people and more than 20 cattle. India’s "man-eating" tigers entangled in a blame game 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Tamil Tiger rebels fought to create an independent state for ethnic minority Tamils, who are mostly Hindus. Sri Lankan protesters include Tamil victims in war memorial 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z M.A Sumanthiran, a lawmaker from the opposition Tamil National Alliance, proposed that Parliament bypass the usual procedure to take up the motion against Rajapaksa urgently. Censure vote vs Sri Lankan leader fails as crisis simmers 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z "My best wishes and warm welcome to Perarivalan who is set to fully breathe the air of liberation after more than 30 years of imprisonment," Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin tweeted. Three decades later, convict in former Indian PM Gandhi assassination freed 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z The translation of his new name in his mother tongue of Tamil was Devasahayam, or “God has helped.” Pope Francis canonizes Indian man who struggled against caste 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Many have described the root of the crisis as the impunity that the political and military elite enjoyed after a civil war rife with accusations of crimes against Sri Lanka’s minority Tamils. A Ruling Family on the Run as Sri Lanka Plunges Into Economic Ruin 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z According to a U.N. experts panel report, at least 40,000 Tamil civilians were killed in the final months of the fighting alone. Sri Lankan protesters include Tamil victims in war memorial 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Sri Lankan journalist R Sivaraja has told BBC Tamil he believes Mr Wickremesinghe's strengths, including maintaining good relations with diplomats and not making rash decisions, could hold him in good stead in the current climate. Ranil Wickremesinghe: Sri Lanka's new prime minister faces uphill battle 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Some locals continue to support the Rajapaksa brothers, who are seen as heroes among the island’s Sinhalese Buddhist majority for snuffing out the Tamil insurgency. Sri Lanka's ruling family in fight for survival as crisis worsens 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z But local clergymen at the Diocese of Kottar in Tamil Nadu, the resting place of Devasahayam, believe he was persecuted for his embrace of marginalized groups. Pope Francis canonizes Indian man who struggled against caste 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Mahinda and his younger brother were hailed by many for winning a quarter-century war against the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels in 2009. Sri Lanka protests: Why rioters attacked a museum in Sri Lanka 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z Since Sri Lankan troops defeated the Tamil Tiger rebels in 2009, Sri Lankan authorities had widely prohibited Tamils from publicly remembering their family members and have denied allegations that Tamil civilians were killed. Sri Lankan protesters include Tamil victims in war memorial 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Chief Minister of the southern state of Tamil Nadu MK Stalin has repeatedly demanded a ban on such games. What’s threatening India's online gaming industry 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z Mahinda Rajapaksa, once celebrated by the majority Sinhalese as a war hero for defeating the Tamil Tiger rebels, has suddenly become a villain. Sri Lanka protests: Second night of property burnings 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z Born into a political family in southern Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa first served as president in 2005 and led the country through a bloody and protracted civil war against Tamil separatists in the north. Sri Lanka’s prime minister steps down after deadly clashes in Colombo 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z During his time as president, he ended the civil war through an aggressive military push against the separatist Tamil Tigers. In Blow to Ruling Family, Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Quits in Face of Unrest 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z Protesters gathered outside the president’s office floated flowers in the nearby sea and prayed for all those who died in the 26-year civil war, including Tamil civilians, Tamil rebels and government soldiers. Sri Lankan protesters include Tamil victims in war memorial 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Plantation workers like Arulappan, who hail predominantly from the island's Tamil minority, are affected more than most, as they own no land to provide a cushion against soaring food prices. Sri Lankan tea pickers' dreams shattered by economic crisis 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Many Tamils are still missing or unaccounted for since the end of the civil war, but successive Sri Lankan governments have tried to block international efforts to investigate alleged war crimes. Sri Lanka: The divisions behind the country's united protests 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z Robots glide quietly across the vast factory floor of electric scooter firm, Ola Electric Mobility, in the southern India state of Tamil Nadu. Scooter recall hits India's 'Tesla of two-wheelers' 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z He remained in power until 2015, overseeing the end of the civil war against ethnic Tamil rebels in 2009, before losing to the opposition led by his former aide. A political reckoning in Sri Lanka as debt crisis grows 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Another three people suffered burn injuries and were hospitalized in Thanjavur, a city in Tamil Nadu state, a police officer said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to reporters. 11 die when truck hits power line at Hindu religious fest 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z Some, like Tamil directors Mani Ratnam and Shankar, succeeded once in a while with films that addressed larger, "national" anxieties, dramatic love stories or grand productions featuring big stars. KGF 2, RRR, Pushpa: The southern Indian films winning on Bollywood's turf 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Memorial events for Tamil fighters are regularly prohibited, often by force, and local politicians have been detained, including the Mayor of Jaffna last year. Sri Lanka: The divisions behind the country's united protests 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z The island nation's Sinhala and Tamil communities usually conduct the ceremony at home. Thousands of Sri Lankans celebrate New Year at anti-government protest site 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z India has also sent ships with sugar, rice and wheat - items of which it has a surplus, unlike China - to Sri Lanka ahead of the country's Sinhala and Tamil New Year on Thursday. EXCLUSIVE India open to additional $2 bln aid for Sri Lanka with eye on China - sources 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z Pushpakumara said he fought in the last stages of Sri Lanka’s civil war with ethnic Tamil rebels, which government soldiers won in 2009 after 2 1/2 decades. Sri Lankans occupy president’s office entrance for 2nd day 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z The industry also managed to expand the scale of its productions - dubbed films worked well in neighbouring Tamil Nadu, increasing profits and hence budgets. KGF 2, RRR, Pushpa: The southern Indian films winning on Bollywood's turf 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Tamil Hindus, Muslims and Christians are among the country's sizeable minorities. Sri Lanka: The divisions behind the country's united protests 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z He says there are many such examples - a popular Dalit recipe in the southern state of Tamil Nadu cooks green beans with dried offal to "bulk up" an otherwise vegetarian meal. Meat ban in Delhi: What the battle to define India as vegetarian misses 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z The next few years were lonely and hard - especially after Rubiya left home to study in neighbouring Tamil Nadu state - but Mansiya's love for dancing and her father's support kept her going. Mansiya VP: The ‘non-Hindu’ dancer barred from a Kerala temple 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z Many Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen share the same Tamil ethnicity and language, even if their countries sit opposite a narrow band of the ocean. Fights over illegal fishing lead to armed conflict, deaths 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z "The Telugu and Tamil population abroad is also a sizable market. I think all this has contributed to films being produced with bigger budgets," Ms Devi says. KGF 2, RRR, Pushpa: The southern Indian films winning on Bollywood's turf 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z The politics of Sinhalese supremacy is not new in Sri Lanka, with Tamils being the the most targeted community historically. Sri Lanka: The divisions behind the country's united protests 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z Tens of thousands of protesters marched to the president’s office demanding that he resign, wearing head scarves in Sinhala, Tamil and English that read, “Gota, go,” referring to the president’s nickname. Sri Lanka Economy Has ‘Hit Rock Bottom,’ Putting Pressure on President 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z Successive governments dominated by the Sinhalese majority used the PTA primarily to arrest those suspected of links with the separatist Tamil Tigers until the rebels' defeat in 2009. Sri Lanka tests UN's patience on human rights 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z A fifth are Tamils, a Hindu people of southern India and northern Sri Lanka. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But she also worked on many films in other Indian languages, including Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada and Gujarati. Lata Mangeshkar, Bollywood’s Most Beloved Voice, Dies at 92 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z Critics say that instead of then reaching out to the Tamil community, the Rajapaksas continued to pursue a populist majoritarian agenda that made Tamils feel like second-class citizens. Sri Lanka: The divisions behind the country's united protests 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z However, cases are still rising in the southern states of Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu along with Gujarat and Rajasthan in the northwest. Cases plateauing in parts of India but omicron still surges 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z It was first introduced as a temporary measure more than 40 years ago, when the insurgency for a Tamil homeland was in its early stages. Sri Lanka tests UN's patience on human rights 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z A militant group of Tamils has long fought an armed struggle for a separate Tamil nation. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Government forces crushed the Tamil Tiger fighters in 2009 ending the movement for an independent state for minority Tamils. Sri Lanka’s leader vows rights reforms as debt crisis looms 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z While the protests in the cosmopolitan capital are peaceful and carnival-like, the situation is different in the north and east of the country, where most of Sri Lanka's Tamil population resides. Sri Lanka: The divisions behind the country's united protests 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z Sri Lanka turned to China for financial help to rebuild after a long war with Tamil separatists ended in 2009. Colombo Port City: A new Dubai or a Chinese enclave? 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z Gen Bipin Rawat was among those killed when the chopper hit a hillside and burst into flames in Tamil Nadu state in December. Bipin Rawat: Bad weather caused India's top commander's chopper crash 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z The agreement called for Indian troops to enter Sri Lanka and help disarm Tamil rebels. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Sri Lanka is currently negotiating financial assistance from India, which has 80 million ethnic Tamils itself and has looked to support the rights of minority Tamils in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka’s leader vows rights reforms as debt crisis looms 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z Tamil activists say they fear security forces will not exhibit the same kind of restraint that has been afforded to protesters in Colombo. Sri Lanka: The divisions behind the country's united protests 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z Muslims were allies of the government during the nearly three-decade war against the Tamil Tiger rebels, who were fighting for a separate homeland for the other minority Tamil community. Discrimination and harassment haunt Sri Lanka's Muslims 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Siddharth has acted in several movies since his debut in a Tamil film almost two decades ago. Siddharth: Indian actor apologises to Saina Nehwal for sexist tweet 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Some Tamil groups were matriarchal, headed by the mother rather than the father. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Another U.N experts panel said later some 40,000 ethnic Tamil civilians may have been killed in just the last few months of fighting. Sri Lanka’s leader vows rights reforms as debt crisis looms 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z Now, the ceremonies draw on the latest entertainment from across the country, including the breathtakingly fast rhythms of Tamil and Telugu dance music, and the colorful costumes and drumbeats of Punjab. The New Weddings in India’s South: ‘Expect Some Magic’ 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z But Muslim leaders say the attitude of a section of the majority Sinhalese towards them changed after the war ended with the defeat of the Tamil Tigers in May 2009. Discrimination and harassment haunt Sri Lanka's Muslims 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z There are a small number of refugee activists setting up for today’s protest, including representatives from Amnesty International and Tamil Refugee Council. Covid news live: Bolsonaro criticises plans to vaccinate young children as Brazil cases soar 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z More than 2,000 Tamil poems from this period still exist. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The states of Maharashtra, West Bengal, Delhi, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Jharkhand are deemed to be "emerging states of concern", with a sharp increase in weekly cases and positivity rates. Covid-19: More than 100 test positive on an Italy-India flight 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Mr Agarwal said the states of Maharashtra, West Bengal, Delhi, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Jharkhand are "some of the emerging states of concern", with a sharp increase in weekly cases and positivity rates. Omicron: India records first death linked to the variant 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z The current president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who as defence secretary led the war efforts against the Tamil rebels, came to power in November 2019 with a strong backing from Sinhala Buddhist nationalists. Discrimination and harassment haunt Sri Lanka's Muslims 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z It was recorded in five languages - Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi - and released along with just 19 seconds of footage. Oo Antava: Why a song calling out men is under fire for sleaze 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z Foxconn apologized for poor conditions, and, as reported by the state government of Tamil Nadu, has agreed to upgrade its facilities — expanding living spaces, improving bathrooms, and providing drinking water. Apple investigates Indian iPhone plant after workers strike following mass food poisoning 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z Ford, asked about which firms might be interested in buying the Tamil Nadu plant, told Reuters in a statement: "We continue to explore possible alternatives for our manufacturing facilities but have nothing further to share." Foreign carmakers interested in Ford plant in India - state minister 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z The food poisoning and subsequent protests have also led to investigations, some of which are ongoing, by at least four Tamil Nadu state agencies. Women force change at Indian iPhone plant, sick from bad food, crowded dorms 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z |
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