Tamil Diaspora - Australia - அவுஸ்திரேலியா

Syndey Tamil Sangam Sydney Tamil Sangam (STS) is a social, cultural and literary organisation inaugurated in 1978 by the former Union Minister of India Mr. C. Subramaniam in Sydney. STS is member of the United Indian Associations Inc., NSW. STS is the first Indian organisation to be incorporated in the state of New South Wales. STS is a secular, non-political and non-sectarian in its outlook and concept. STS was formed with the main objective of providing a forum for people of Tamil Origin and for all others interested in Tamil Culture, art forms and language to promote appreciation and enjoyment.

Uthayam

TYO, Australia

St Johns College Old Boys Association, Victoria Branch, Australia

Australia - அவுஸ்திரேலியா
- an estimated 30,000 Tamils live in Australia -

I am not a terrorist - Loga Prasanna Chandrakumar, 17 July 2007

Tamil Community Australia Day Celebrations, 2 March 2005

Ms Virginia Judge (Strathfield) in the Parliament of New South Wales [5.07 p.m.]: "It is with great pride that I relate to the House my celebration with Sydney's Tamil community this past Australia Day at Binnalong Park, Toongabbie. Thamilar Thiru Naal 2005, or New South Wales Tamils Celebrating Australia Day, was hosted by the Consortium of Tamil Associations. The day comprised a celebration and a remembrance ceremony. It included sporting events, a fundraiser, and meditation on what it means not just to be Australian but to be part of our great global community." more

Tamil Australian
News in Tamil - News in English - Articles in Tamil - Articles in English

Eela Murasu, Australia

Australian Tamil Broadcasting Corporation

Mission - Be the global information provider to network the Tamil diaspora through the use of advanced technologies - Vision - To be the preferred, reliable and professional information provider that enhances knowledge, unity, integrity and cultural values of the Australian Tamil community. Australian Tamil Broadcasting Corporation (ATBC) is a radio station broadcasting programs primarily in Tamil language 24 hours a day. Tamil people have migrated to Australia from Sri Lanka, India, Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa and Fiji.

There are approximately 35,000 first and second generation Tamils living in the Sydney Metropolitan area and there are more than 80,000 Tamils live in Australia. Community broadcasting in Australia is the voice of the community. Australian Tamil Broadcasting Corporation (ATBC) was established to provide Australian Tamils with Information services, which are not adequately served by the existing mainstream media. ATBC was established as a non-profit entity with active participation from the Tamil community. ATBC enables the facilities and mechanism required for talented and energetic volunteers from the Tamil community to produce programs.

தமிழ்நாதம் இணையத்தளம் 10.01.2001 அன்று ஆரம்பிக்கப்பட்டது. இதில் வரும் ஒலிப்பதிவுகள் கனடா தமிழ்ச்சோலை, இலண்டன் ஐ.பி.சி தமிழ், அவுஸ்திரேலிய இன்பத் தமிழ் ஒலி,அவுஸ்ரேலிய தமிழ்க்குரல், அவுஸ்திரேலிய தமிழ் முழக்கம், கனேடிய தமிழ் வானொலி, அவுஸ்திரேலிய தமிழ் ஒலிபரப்புக் கூட்டுத்தாபனம், ஸ்ரீலங்கா சக்தி எஃப்.எம் ஆகிய வானொலிகளிடமிருந்து முன் அனுமதி பெறப்பட்டு தமிழ்நாதம் இணையத்தளத்தில் ஒலிப்பதிவுகளாக, செய்திகளாக வெளிவருகிறது என்பதை தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கின்றோம்.

Relief & Rehabilitation Projects for Tamil Eelam

Tamil Youth Melbourne - Discussion Group - initiated by a gathering of like-minded individuals, who on seeing the lack of development in NorthEast Sri Lanka, were driven to do what they can to help. As a founding step, a concerned group of young Tamils have come together to help organise the effort. They hope to build the initiative into one that helps contribute to the growing humanitarian and development needs of the Tamil homeland.

Australian Tamil Youth Project - endeavours to send youths to Northern and Eastern Sri Lanka, where they will come to experience the life people have to endure there. This project has three main objectives: (1) Humanitarianism - To help out fellow Tamilians either through Education, Infrastructure Development, and various other projects (2) History - To gain valuable insight about the Culture, and come to see places of Historical significance in the North and East of Sri Lanka. (3)Awareness- In gaining a first hand experience of hardships endured in Sri Lanka , a better perspective can be gained in how we can come to effectively help people in Sri Lanka.

Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation

Thamileela Vidivu was formed as a result of a visit by one of the members to the Vanni region and was able to gain first hand experience of the suffering of the young affected due to the civil war. The main aim of the organisation is to raise awareness of the Thamil expatriate community to the plight of the young in the north and east of SriLanka, with a view to make their lives worth living. Thamileela Vidivu, known as Vidivu, is formed under the umbrella of the Thamil Education Foundation of WA incorporated in the state of Western Australia.

Culture: Drama, Music

Krishna Ravali School of Carnatic Music - Melbourne founded by Dr. (Mrs.) RamaRao in Melbourne in 1984 with a total of five students. From it's humble beginnings, the school has grown considerably over the years. Today, it boasts of large number of students across a range of age groups and is arguably one of the largest schools of Carnatic Music in Melbourne.

Kuruntokai Dance Drama Presented by Lingalayam Dance Company in Australia - Review by Parasakthy Sundharalingam, 14 September 2006

Pallavi

Pallavi - Music Organisation "Pallavi literally means 'sprout', a vegetation image associated in Indian symbol systems with rasa (sap, juice flavour, essential inspiring vitality) and it carries a sense of a beginning. It suggests the idea of a seed and a shoot, or a bud, the beginning of efflorescence and the stem resource for an expansion. Until Subbarama Dikshitar's time (he published Sangita Sampradaya Pradarshini in 1904), it was usually called pallava. One traditional etymology breaks the word into three syllables and derives each from a component of a song: padam (‘word’), layam (‘rhythm’), vinyasam (‘display’). T S Parthasarathy has called this a mere ‘guess’, but perhaps this playful derivation could be understood more as a helpful invention, a mnemonic or pedagogical device, rather than literal linguistic etymology or erroneous speculation. It sums up the parts of the nucleus in a nutshell. From the pallavi, the embryonic original impulse, and so the essential spirit of the work, the whole of the kriti develops..."

Hindu Temples in Australia

Murukan worship in Australia - Dr Arumugam Kandiah

Sydney Murugan Temple

Sydney Thurka Amman Temple

Melbourne Siva Vishnu Temple - The temple is a culmination of years of planning by the Hindu Society of Victoria, formed in 1982. The temple site at Carrum Downs comes close to the scriptural injunctions for auspiciousness: closeness to sea and river confluences. It is situated not far from the picturesque beaches of Port Phillip Bay, and the pretty lakes around the Patterson river. The worship is centred around Shiva and Vishnu the presiding deities of two dominant streams in the Hindu ritualistic tradition. The temple attempts to bring the two streams together and provide a synthesis.

Sri Bala Murugan Temple, Perth

Sri Selva Vinayakar Koyil (Ganesha Temple) - Brisbane