Eppo En Kaathal Solla, Gobiraj and LefantaBy Editor - February 9th, 2015 Here’s another addition to Steve Cliff’s MeloFunk Music Production where Canadian Tamil musical talents shine! Singers: Gobiraj Sivalingam & Lefanta Anthonipillai
Thulirkal – Giving Back To Jaffna Through Her Photography, Jananie Baskaran!By Editor - February 5th, 2015 Palm Roots is a charity-based auction, which I initiated in 2013 to raise funds for children in Jaffna. As clichéd as it sounds, my first visit to Jaffna in 2013 changed my perspective about my life here in Canada. Even though I’ve visited other parts of Sri Lanka regularly, it was my first visit to a place we call our ‘home town.’ Until then, everything I had heard about Jaffna was based on media, books and knowledge that my Dad shared with me. But seeing the consequences people faced due to the war in Jaffna and realizing that we take things such as education, our basic needs such as food and shelter for granted urged me to give back to my community and help those who weren’t able to afford these necessities. Ennodu Nee Irundhal Cover, Narmatha and KiruBy Editor - February 1st, 2015 Title: Ennodu Nee Irundhal Cover Singer: Narmatha B. Music: Kirubarasan This production was created by Tamil youth, support and encourage their talents by providing them with your feedback! Narmatha may look familiar to our blog readers who attended CTYA’s 2012 Top Talents event. She was a performer with a mesmerizing voice. We wish her the… Callout for Board of Directors – 2015By Editor - January 30th, 2015 Canadian Tamil Youth Alliance (CTYA) is seeking dynamic individuals who are responsible, enthusiastic and creative to join our Board of Directors. We are seeking for candidates that can utilize their experience, skills, and passion to empower youth to provide new innovative ideas and enhance the delivery of our services. But…you don’t look Tamil!By Editor - January 30th, 2015 When you tell me “you’re pretty for a dark skin girl,” you’re telling me that you are saddened by the bronze pigmentation that automatically depreciates my features. You’re telling me the forms of structural violence embedded within Eurocentric standards of beauty are justified every time my reflection hits a mirror. You’re telling me that I am an exception to your view of darker skinned girls to be despicably unattractive. You’re telling me that the already existing inferiority complex that I’ve developed from such a young age is completely valid. You’re telling me that this statement shouldn’t make me feel uncomfortable and that in fact, you’re complimenting me regardless of the mistake in the colour of my skin.
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