THA LIFESTYLE | UNI LIFE
Tamil Student Initiative
So what is TSI?
The Tamil Student Initiative is
a Tamil student union – with
the one aim of uniting Tamil
societies in universities across
the United Kingdom. Our goal
is to be the voice of the Tamil
students, representing each and
every one of them and providing
them with a platform to advance
themselves. But this also breeds
another question – who do we
mean by ‘Tamil’ students?
Do you have to be able to speak,
read and write the language in
order to be Tamil? Do you have
to be into Gaana dancing and
Kollywood music? Do you have to
act and speak in a certain way,
and only associate yourselves with
other Tamil people? The questions
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can go on and on and our answer
will always be NO. It is truly
impossible and incredibly ludicrous
to even contemplate restricting the
Tamil identity into such categories.
Indeed we believe it is fair to say
that our culture is one of the most
genuinely diverse, and this is due
to the constant evolution of our
people.
This diversity can be clearly seen
in the above, with students taking
the initiative to run and host
numerous events which promote
our students. One major example
includes the ‘True Potential’
Personal Statement and Mock
Interview workshops. This saw
Tamil students coming together to
pass on their experience to help
aid and develop the upcoming
generation. Even in university, this
concept of developing the youth
can be seen in the successful ‘Life
after University’ series, where
graduates come in to teach those
willing about how to rise up into
the best positions they can in the
working world, and the skills they