Tamil Diaspora - World

• trade, slavery, labour, professional

needs and later civil wars and mass

exodus

• Fifty countries - seventy million Tamils

• download value and skills to the next

generation to nurture the language,

literature, culture and heritage

Language and Culture

Culture - is socially learned and

shared by members of a society

-an organized system of behaviour

-defines standards of conduct.

-includes knowledge, belief, art, morals,

customs and any other capabilities

acquired by man as a member of a

society." Edward Burnett Tylor

How did it happen?

Fiji, Mauritius, reunion in the Indian

Ocean, Jamaica, Trinidad ,South America,

South Africa, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and

New Caledonia.

Tamil trading communities - South East

Asia , Myanmar,Malaysia), Singapore, Sri

Lanka, Vietnam and Indonesia .

Tamils in Australia

• Around the Globe - 700, 000 Tamils

• Britain - 300,000

• USA - over 300,000

• Canada - over 300,000

• Australia approximately 50,000

Tamil activities

• Twenty temples

• Tamil Church services

• Twenty Tamils schools

• Approved subject in HSC examination

• Tamil competitions

• Tamil celebrations

• Tamil cultural activities

Objectives

• Building a strong diaspora

• Promoting learning and performing

all forms of Tamil Arts and culture

• community welfare

• Encouraging outstanding talents and

achievements contributing to the

Tamil community

Tamil organisations and events

• Thiruvalluvar

vizha

• Chithtirai vizha

• Pongal

• Pattimandram

• Dance

• Music festival

• Literary activities

Media RADIO

Australian Tamil Broadcasting Corporation

Tamil Muzahakkam

SBS Tamil services - funding - multicultural

service

T V - Global Tamil Vision

Tamil Magazines -

Tamil Osai ,Tamil Australian

Mellinam

Social networking and blogs

Social networking and internet significantly play a role in the life of the Australian Tamils

• Blogs

• Twitter

• Face book

• Google plus

• You tube

• Linked in

Migrant Resource Centres

• Integrating the

community

• Immigration and

Multicultural Affairs

Ministry,

Community

Relation

Commission and

other Government

agencies

Political activities

• Female politicians dress up with

sarees to associate with the Tamil

community

• Tamil counsellors

Business

• Lawyers, Architects, Franchisees, Property developers, Real Estate agents, Money Changers, Spice shops, news agencies, child care centres, aged cared centres and super markets

• Maha Sinnaththamby - the man behind a second city named Springfield in Queensland

Professionals

Neurosurgeon - Brinda Sivalaingam

Oncologist - Dr Jeyamohan

Cardiologist - Dr Manamohan

Woman lawyer bagged three awards

Other Tamil activities

• Dr Jeyamohan

Tamil

drama

• Dr Chandrika

Murugan Songs

Family functions

Wedding

Family functions

• Puberty ceremony

Family functions

• Baby ceremony

Family functions

• Funeral

Barriers

• Dual culture balance

• New generation beliefs differ

• Time constraints

• Cultural amalgamation

• Other issues like - not practical…

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