THA LIFESTYLE
| EDITORIAL
EDITOR’S WALL
When we raise our head and smile…..
As we meet you again for a second time, I speak to you with an overwhelming feeling
of what our magazine has achieved in its first two months. We have been noticed,
welcomed, commented on and appreciated by the thousands of people we reached out
to! We met many people from all walks of life who enjoyed the magazine, from university
students to intellectuals, from journalists to artists , from City workers to charities, and
many more people through social networks, who opened new horizons for Tha Lifestyle.
We also met little angel Beverly Ariyaratnam, the cover page girl of the first issue with
our very first issue! As I watched her enthusiastically playing with her pet cat, running
around and having fun, I briefly saw my life through her eyes. I deeply enjoyed the world
that my ‘pet’ magazine is creating.
The magazine continues to provides a platform for new amateur writers and artists who
are looking for wider recognition. Tha Lifestyle carries the Tamil community spirit and
has begun to represent the evolving Tamil community in our modern multi-cultural world.
It also has registered the Tamil community’s many contributions to modern Britain.
As a big leap, in this edition professional journalist Ashanti Omkar has interviewed Abi
Sampa, a finalist of ‘The Voice - UK’ of BBC exclusively for Tha Lifestyle. I believe the
participation of such celebrities in our magazine should inspire a generation of Tamils
and appreciate such achievements.
As we step into 2014 , the month ‘Thai’ the first month of the Tamil Calendar, which
begins with ‘Pongal’ the ceremony of Thanksgiving to the Sun god, we look ahead with
the great Tamil saying, ‘Commencement of ‘Thai’ paves the way for everything’.
As our fledgling magazine continues to grow, I compare it to the early life of a baby, the
stage of trying to raise its head with a responsive smile. As a baby begins to respond to
the smiles of others, her smile brings a smile to others.
Tha Lifetsyle magazine is also at same stage of growth, responding to your smile and
we hope to keep you smiling.
We seek your blessing on ‘Tha’ way to success.
SUJAY
SUJATHARAN
ANN
ARIYARATNAM
THA CO-EDITOR
THA MARKETTING MANAGER
THA IT MANAGER
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THA EDITOR
FEATURED WRITER
ASHANTI OMKAR
CONTENT REVIEWER
ROB DOW
THA CONTRIBUTORS OF THIS EDITION
Gajanthy Gobiraj
Parthy Nithian
Bharathan Ariryaratnam
Theepz Theepthakumar
Jananni Balaskandan (TSU)
Anujan Thavakanthan
SATHEESAN
THANABALASUNDARAM
BALA
THAVAPALAN
SPECIALIST WRITERS
Make-up Artist Vith