tha lifestyle
| EDITORIAL
Editor’s wall
Hello ! First step with fist bump…
As the British Autumn arrives and leaves fall from the trees our magazine sprouts
upwards like a seedling in Spring from bare land, shooting up to the sky. It has long been
a dream of mine since I arrived in United Kingdom to create a forum where the many
and varied lifestyles of the modern Tamil community could be reflected and captured,
with voluntary contributions of stories and pictures from across our community,
supported by successful ethical businesses.
As a diaspora spread from the South Asian continent over the last few decades Tamils
have settled in many countries, mingling and mixing with all communities, bringing
their skills and traditional hardworking attitude and a desire to contribute. Our new
generations collecting modern educations along the way are becoming a powerful
nation.
The huge changes in lifestyle for Tamils born in South Asian tropical lands, with its yearround supportive farming climate , coming to the industrial countries of the developed
West have transformed our nation and ensured it will continue to prosper everywhere
with time.
As we look back on the changes in our lifestyle coming from Jaffna to London, we can
all plot a steep learning curve of social, cultural and economic change. I have loved living
and working in Great Britain for its tolerance and kindness and hospitality. And I see my
friends, the people contributing to this magazine and all the other Tamil professionals
and artists out there as role models who can inspire, educate and be the foundation of
a great nation.
We hope this effort from the team and all the voluntary contributors will be a magazine
of our lifestyles to set an example and inform and entertain our readers. We want it
to provide a platform for all ages to say something that expresses their feelings and
aspirations. Our busy full time working lives are the very stories we wish to see and tell
here every month in Tha Lifestyle.
We begin this journey firmly believing that whether you are a pupil, a student or a
teacher we want to hear from you all. No matter if you have a part-time or full time
jobs or are self employed, an apprentice or a businessman, we want to hear from you all
with your stories, and your pictures too if you have them.
Tha Lifestyle is your magazine, your free platform to reach out through print and on the
internet and eBook stores to tell your own Tamil story to millions of people
Sujay
Sujatharan
Tha Editor
[email protected]
nimalan
tharmalingam
Satheesan
Thanabalasundaram
Bala
Thavapalan
Tha Graphics manager
Tha Marketting Manager
Tha IT Manager
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Tha Team
Stephen Jeyaseelan
Nithiyananthan Partheepan
Raguraj
Nimalan
Anton Gangakumaran
N.Selvarajah
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Gajanthy Gobiraj
Sachin Sakthivel
Anthuriya Rajan
Balan Thava
Vara Suntharalingam
Parani Tharmakularajah
Johannes Shanmugam
Dr SS Balachandran
Bharathan Ariryaratnam
Vani Thavap [[