UKTSU - United Kingdom Tamil Students Union

The Entrepreneurial Way – Dream It. Achieve It!

The Entrepreneurial Way was conceived by Ratheesan Yoganathan, Co-owner and Chairman of Lebara Group. The initiative is running for the first time over the 2012/2013 student academic year. The programme is organised by the UK Tamil Students Union (UKTSU) with the support of Ratheesan Yoganathan

Western Thaalam: The Legacy 2012 – A Success!

It was the 25th of February, meaning it was that time of the year again. Yes, Western Thaalam was back with a bang!
A crowd of over nine hundred gathered in Logan Hall in Russell Square and were treated to four hours of nonstop entertainment consisting of dance, music, drama and comedy.

Naavatkuli Project

UKTSU funds Equipment for School Students in Naavatkuly

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” This famous quote by one of the greatest spiritual leaders of all time, Mahatma Gandhi, highlights the importance of education. Whilst for us in the UK education is a given and taken for granted, for our Tamil children back home in Sri Lanka, it is a privilege and their only chance to

Britain’s Brainiest Pillai 2012 – Coming Soon!

One of our ways of nurturing Tamil students is by reaching out to the younger generations. BBP is an educational quiz competition which provides an opportunity for talented, young Tamil students to be recognised on stage and be awarded the honour of being the smartest Tamil child in the UK.

Muththaiyan Kaddu Project


UKTSU sponsors benches for 30 Play School children in Muththaiyan Kaddu

Many people are aware of the Sri Lankan Civil War which lasted nearly 25 years and came to an end in May 2009. The death toll estimation exceeds 200,000 whilst the population, economy and environment have been subjected to a considerable amount of hardships.
Most of you may be aware of the facts already, however, the infrastructure and the population in Vanni

Britain’s Brainiest Pillai (BBP) 2011

Britain’s Brainiest Pillai is an educational quiz competition which tests the knowledge of children in various age categories, in ten topic areas: General knowledge, Maths, English, Science, History, Geography, Tamil, Entertainment, Sports and Religion.
The competition consists of 3 rounds of which 2 rounds are completed at an earlier date to the final (3rd) round