Vamanan is a historian of Tamil music and author of books on Tamil cinema. It may seem an irony of history that a Tamil from Sri Lanka wrote and sang a Sinhala number in the island’s signature ‘Baila’ ...

A 58-year-old woman from Sri Lanka is accused of luring a 90-year-old man from Maine to Mobile and stealing $310,000 from his bank account. The Mobile County Sheriff's Office took Loyala Surangani ...

The videos that show Indian soldiers singing Surangani and Maa Tujhe Salaam in Kargil were shared by PM Modi on Twitter. PM Modi with Indian soldiers in Kargil. (Twitter/@narendramodi) "A group of ...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...

Chennai: ‘Ceylon’ Manohar aka AE Manoharan passed away in Chennai late Monday due to age-related ailments. The 73-year-old actor-singer, famous for his Tamil pop ‘Surangani’ made in mid-70s, had been ...

It may seem an irony of history that a Tamil from Sri Lanka wrote and sang a Sinhala number in the island’s signature ‘Baila’ genre and wowed the entire subcontinent with his magical ‘Surangani’ ...