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Researcher · Educator · Storyteller
Kasthuree Thiyakalingam is a researcher, educator, and story-teller based in Toronto, Canada, whose work explores Tamil heritage through texts, oral traditions, and lived practices.
Understanding that colonialism, war, and genocide left Tamils with cultural disempowerment and fragmented narratives, Kasthuree’s work seeks to rediscover and reconnect the foundational principles and philosophies of Tamil heritage to modern Tamil culture in a way that is both culturally grounded and accessible.
She leads workshops, a Tamil literature study group, beginner Tamil courses, online community calls, and a monthly newsletter, Tamil Reflections. Through these initiatives and her storytelling work online, she creates inclusive spaces where global Tamils can engage with their heritage, foster community, and explore traditions through self-discovery and dialogue.
Meet Kasthuree
Workshops and Collaborations: McMaster Tamil Students Association (Canada), Tamil Institute for Leadership Excellence (UK), Arivakam Tamil Cultural Academy (Canada), Edmonton Tamil Cultural Association (Canada), South Asian Cultural Revitalization Program (Canada)
Interviews: 102.7 East FM (Canada), Tamil Murasam’s Illangatru (Norway), Tamil Murasam’s Tamile Vanakkam (Norway)
Grants and Recognition: The Didi Creative Fund in partnership with Didihood, Tamil Women Rising, and the South Asian and Tamil Women’s Collective
Workshops and Talks
Talks and workshops explore Tamil heritage as a living, evolving system of knowledge, shaped by language, literature, philosophy, migration, and everyday practice. Each session is grounded in research, storytelling, and reflective dialogue, and can be adapted for classrooms, community spaces, conferences, or professional settings.
Tamil Heritage & Worldviews
Foundational principles, philosophies, and ways of understanding the world
Language, Identity & Cultural Memory
How language carries memory, identity, and cultural knowledge
Tamil Literature & Classical Texts
What Tamil texts can reveal about values, society, and everyday life
Diaspora & Cultural Connection
Navigating cultural connection, disconnection, and reconnection across generations
Colonialism & Inherited Narratives
Questioning how historical disruption has shaped what we know about ourselves
Custom Workshops
Sessions can be tailored to your audience, event theme, or learning goals
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Partnerships & Sponsorships
WYMITC works with select organizations and brands that want to meaningfully connect with the Tamil diaspora or support accessible Tamil heritage education, storytelling, and community initiatives.
Sponsored Storytelling
Culturally relevant social content introducing aligned organizations, initiatives, or services to the WYMITC audience.
REELS · STORIES · INTEGRATED CONTENT
Newsletter Partnerships
Reach readers actively engaging with Tamil heritage, language, history, and cultural reconnection through Tamil Reflections.
FEATURES · SPONSORED PLACEMENTS
Community
& Events
Support community conversations, educational programming, events, and other WYMITC initiatives.
EVENTS · PROGRAMMING
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What The Community Says
Messages from Tamils around the world engaging with WYMITC's research, stories, and educational work.
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