Calling All Top Talents!

The Canadian Tamil Youth Alliance (CTYA) will be holding its second annual Top Talents Awards Gala in August 2011. If you or someone you know has been a high achiever and is an outstanding leader in the community, submit your nomination package as soon as possible. The nomination forms are available inside.

A loss, a lesson

Written by: Claudia Louis

This September, a lot of high school students will be attending post secondary schools. Most will move out of their homes to stay in dorms, and private housing. Therefore the safety of students living away from home is more prevalent now especially with the media coverage of the murder of Chinese visa student Qian Liu. On April 15, Qian was brutally attacked and murdered in her basement apartment.

Power of the Pen: Young Writers Network

The Education and Career Development Council of the Canadian Tamil Youth Alliance is proud to present Power of the Pen! With this initiative the Education and Career Development Council strives to bring together inspired youth from the community whom share a common interest in creatively expressing their ideas on paper through a young writers network.

A Nightmare Come True: Remembering May Massacre

The month of May marks the second year remembrance of the Tamil genocide carried out by the Sri-Lankan Government. During this time in 2009, genocidal acts by Sri Lankan government escalated, leaving 40,000 killed according to UN and over 120,000 killed according to the local sources.

Mobile Artist Community & EMI Music Competition – Tamil Youth Contestant, Tha Prophecy

Canadian Tamil youth, Rajeev Sathiyaseelan “Tha Prophecy” is taking part in a mobile competition run by MOA and EMI Music which seeks to discover and promote new music and emerging artists. The Winner will have their single released on a compilation, purchasable exclusively on HMVDigital, serviced to radio stations all over the country.

RyeTSA’s May Tamil Genocide Timeline

To remember the May Tamil Genocide, RyeTSA is organizing a “May Tamil Genocide Timeline” on Gould Street. The timeline will highlight incidents that occured during the time period of December 2008- May 2009. The timeline will be setup so you can walk through sections of the cafeteria to get a deeper understanding of what happened during that time. Details Inside.

Nimal Subramanian, Google Science Fair 2011 Contestant

Nimal Subramanian, an 8th grade student from California, son of scientist originally from rural Madurai, has been selected as one of the top 60 contestants for Google Science Fair 2011 Award. Now, among these 60 contestants, the winner is selected by popular vote. It is very encouraging to see Nimal Subramanian, a Tamil youth reaching this level. Interestingly his project is on indigenous plants like turmeric and cumin. To gain more information on his project, and cast a vote for his project visit:

A Tamil youth elected to Canadian Parliament

Rathika Sitsabaiesan, a 29-year old Tamil youth was elected to Canadian Federal Parliament as a Member of Parliament this past Monday. Her achievement marks the first female and Tamil member who has been elected to Canadian Federal Government.