Author Nirmala Lakshman explores Sangam poetry and Tamil history in a conversation at The Purple Turtles on February 11.

For most Indian-origin Sri Lankan Tamils, who are victims of ethnic conflict and civil war, proving that they are not illegal migrants is a nearly impossible task ...

The Tamils, like many other Indian communities, are complex people with staggered history, and as Walt Whitman once said, we contain multitudes. I knew it would be very challenging to settle on a ...

In The Tamils, author Nirmala Lakshman draws from a wealth of historical information, original research, and her own keen observations of the community that she is part of to craft a rich and ...

MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court recently directed the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to consider and take decision on a citizenship applicat ...

They argued that literature could just be a figment of the author’s imagination and cannot stand scrutiny in the study of history. But adamant Tamil historians insisted that there indeed was a ...

Produced by RaySel. Listen to SBS Tamil at 8pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays on SBS Radio 2.Find your area’s radio frequency by visiting our ...

FOR the first time, Penang played host to the 11th Global Organisation of Tamil Origin (Goto) meet, held over two days on Penang island. The event at Dewan Sri Pinang attracted 800 delegates from ...