Tamil Academic Journal

Happy Tamil Heritage Month 🌱

This month, we celebrate the Tamil language, people and its vast intellectual tradition: from classical literature and ethics to modern scholarship, diaspora studies, and critical thought.

At The Tamil Academic Journal, we remain committed to amplifying rigorous, reflective, and inclusive Tamil research — past, present, and future.

டொராண்டோ மற்றும் ஸ்கார்பரோ பல்கலைக்கழகத்தில் (UTSC) நடைபெறும் 4வது எண்ணிமத் தமிழியல் கருதரங்கத்தின் ஒரு பகுதியாக நடைபெறும் நிகழ்ச்சியில் கலந்துகொள்ள பணிவுடன் அழைக்கிறோம்.

“ஆவணப்படுத்தல் ஓர் அரசியல் சமூகச் செயற்பாடு” என்கிற தலைப்பில் பேச வரும் மூன்று எழுச்சிஊட்டும் கருத்தாளர்கள் எங்களுடன் இணைவதில் மகிழ்ச்சி அடைகிறோம்.

கருத்தரங்கு பற்றி மேலும் அறியவும், நிகழ்வில் பதிவு செய்யவும், இந்த இணைப்பைப் பயன்படுத்தவும்: uoft.me/tamilstudies26

Join us for a panel discussion as part of the 4th Tamil Studies Symposium at the University of Toronto and Scarborough (UTSC).

We are joined by three incredible panelists reflecting on the theme:’Archives as Activism’.

To find out more about the Tamil Studies Symposium and register for the event, please use the following link:
uoft.me/tamilstudies26

Repost: Celebrate Tamil Heritage Month with us at the 4th Digital Tamil Studies Symposium on Saturday, 24 January at the University of Toronto Scarborough📍

We’re excited to share that we’ll be joining the Community Archiving Panel and officially launching our new partnership and website at the event.

This hybrid, bilingual programme includes the Digital Tamil Studies Symposium, a Community Archiving Mixer and Panel, a pop-up archival exhibit, a student-led musical performance, and a public lecture by Prof. Sanathanan titled “The Art of Archiving: Art, Memories and Heritage in post–armed-conflict Sri Lanka.”

💡The day will spotlight Tamil collections, digital research, and the importance of community-driven heritage work. We’re honoured to be part of it and hope to see many of you there.

🎟️You can reserve your spot through the link in the Instagram bio.

The Tamil Academic Journal and Tamil Studies at the University of Toronto, Scarborough, are proud to announce our partnership working toward empowering open-access scholarship, made by and for the Tamil community.

All Tamil Academic Journal articles are now available on the University of Toronto website.

🔗 https://uoft.me/taj or click the link in our bio!

In honour of Mullivaikkal
Remembrance, we’re sharing reflections from Rachel
Seoighe’s article on the power of community, memory, and history in Tamil resistance.

Published in the Tamil Academic Journal.

“Memory and Resistance in the London Tamil Diaspora”
The full article can be found on our website.

In honour of Mullivaikkal Remembrance, we’re sharing reflections from Rachel Seoighe’s article on the power of community, memory, and history in Tamil resistance.
Published in the Tamil Academic Journal.

“Memory and Resistance in the London Tamil Diaspora”
The full article can be found on our website.

‼️SUBMISSIONS PORTAL WILL BE CLOSED AT MIDNIGHT TODAY (23:59 EST)

FINAL CALL IS IN THE LINK IN THE BIO🔗

📣The 2026 Thematic Issue of the Tamil Academic Journal, Art, Media, and the Politics of Visual Practices, is now accepting abstract submissions.

The deadline is 20th April 2025🗓️

Submit your application via the Google form in our bio. 🔗

Visit www.tamilacademicjournal.org for insight into our past papers📝

We look forward to hearing from you 😊🤝

#2026

📣The 2026 Thematic Issue of the Tamil Academic Journal, Art, Media, and the Politics of Visual Practices, is now accepting abstract submissions.

The deadline is 20th April 2025

Submit your application via the Google form in our bio.

Visit www.tamilacademicjournal.org for insight into our past papers.

We look forward to hearing from you soon🙏

#2026

📣The 2026 Thematic Issue of the Tamil Academic Journal, Art, Media, and the Politics of Visual Practices, is now accepting abstract submissions.

The deadline is 20th April 2025🗓️

Submit your application via the Google form in our bio.🔗

Visit www.tamilacademicjournal.org for insight into our past papers📃

We look forward to hearing from you🤝😊

📣We are publishing a series of non-
thematic academic papers across the next few weeks📃

✍️Meet Ovia Sundar, whose research critically examines the intersection of caste, culture, and Canadian multiculturalism within Tamil communities 🌎

Swipe « to discover Ovia’s journey, her inspiration, and the key insights from her research.

Read her paper now - link in bio!

Stay tuned all month for more inspiring author spotlights!