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Sexual violence against Tamils in Sri Lanka has occurred repeatedly during the island's long ethnic conflict. The first instances of rape of Tamil women by Sinhalese mobs were documented during the 1958 anti-Tamil pogrom. [ 5] This continued in the 1960s with the deployment of the Sri Lankan Army in Jaffna, who were reported to have molested ...
The Rowther ( anglicised as Irauttar, Rawther, Ravuttar, Ravutta, Ravuthar, Ravuthamar) are originally a Tamil community from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. [ 1] They were converted to Islam by preacher Nathar Shah. [ 2] Even after conversion they retained their caste name. They were elite cavalrymen of the Chola and Pandya kingdoms ...
Vijay TV's Ippadikku Rose (2008), a Tamil show conducted by postgraduate educated transgender woman Rose, was a very successful program that discussed various issues faced by youth in Tamil Nadu, where she also gave her own experiences.
The Dawoodi Bohras are a religious denomination within the Ismā'īlī branch of Shia Islam. They number approximately one million worldwide and have settled in over 40 countries around the world. The majority of the Dawoodi Bohra community resides in India, with sizable congregations in Pakistan, Yemen, East Africa, and the Middle East.
Aranjanam / Araijan Kodi ( Malayalam: അരഞ്ഞാണം Tamil :அரைஞான் கயிறு [ 1]) [ 2] is a girdle-like ornament for the waist, worn around the waist by many south Indian adults and children. It is usually made of gold or silver, sometimes it may also be a red or black thread tied around the waist. Aranjanam are ...
Aranthangi Nisha ( Tamil pronunciation: [aːɾaɳtaːɳɡiː ɳishaː]) (born 12 October 1983) [ 3] is an Indian actress and comedian who predominantly works in Tamil film and television. She is known for appearing in films such as Maari 2 (2018), Aan Devathai and Thiruchitrambalam (2022). [ 4] She has also performed in more than 800 stage ...
Kollam, Kerala, India. Alma mater. Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram. University College Thiruvananthapuram. M. Fathima Beevi (30 April 1927 – 23 November 2023) was an Indian judge who was a justice of the Supreme Court of India. Appointed to the apex Court in 1989, she became the first female judge to be a part of the Supreme Court ...
Tamil Muslims are Tamils who practise Islam. The community is 6 million in India, primarily in the state of Tamil Nadu where 90% of the Muslim community identified themselves as Tamils. [1] [2] In Tamil Nadu, the majority of Tamil-speaking Muslims belong to the Rowthers Community while other Muslims live in coastal Tamil Nadu. There is a ...