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The Indian Tamils (or Hill Country Tamils) are descendants of bonded labourers sent from Tamil Nadu to Sri Lanka in the 19th century to work on tea plantations. [110] [111] Most Sri Lankan Tamils live in the Northern and Eastern provinces and in the capital Colombo, and most Indian Tamils live in the central highlands. [109]
TamilNet is an online newspaper that provides news and feature articles on current affairs in Sri Lanka, specifically related to the erstwhile Sri Lankan Civil War.The website was formed by members of the Sri Lankan Tamil community residing in the United States and publishes articles in English, [1] German and French.
Tamil programming was carried on Rupavahini's main channel since the beginning and in the 2000s on Channel Eye.In January 2008, using Channel Eye's frequencies, Nethra TV started operating on a timeshare basis, between 6:30 am and 9 pm. [4] The new channel opened on 5 January 2008 with the first programme being the inter-religious programme Talk For the Day.
In 2014, Tamil Nadu's political parties and Tamil diaspora protested against the release of A. R. Murugadoss's Kaththi (2014), claiming that Lyca Productions had links to relatives of Sri Lanka president Mahinda Rajapaksa. After time, the protests died down and Lyca Productions have since gone on to become one of the largest production houses ...
It is a Shrama Abhimani Award winner (Oct 2009) , [2] broadcasts content to a wide demographic within Sri Lanka as well as the expatriate community. The programmes are broadcast in three languages: Sinhala, Tamil, and English. The ITN broadcast coverage extends to 99% of the island of Sri Lanka. [3] [4] [5]
Tamil television drama or Tamil serials are a genre of Tamil-language television produced in India, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Malaysia. [1] All major TV networks in India. [2] produce a variety of Soap opera series including family drama, [3] comedy, romance, [4] history stories, horror, devotional, fantasy [5] stories and many others.
Pandit Nallathamby received an honorary title "Muthu Tamil Pulavar" from Thirunelvely Tamil Sangam, South India, in 1940. He also won the first prize for his collection of poems titled Maniththaai Nadum Marathan Oddamum (Mother Lanka and Marathon Relay), in 1950, by participating in a poetry competition organised by the Sri Lankan government to mark the country's independence in 1948.
Air Vice Marshal Ravi Arunthavanathan - former Deputy Chief of Staff, Sri Lanka Air Force and current Additional Secretary, Ministry of Defence; Major General Y. Balaretnarajah, Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya, Uttama Seva Padakkama, National Defence College, India, Sri Lanka Armoured Corps - Chief of Staff, Sri Lanka Army (1992-1992)