Thai Pongal, Down Under: Traditions through young eyes

Thai Pongal is more than a harvest festival - it is a celebration of gratitude, community spirit and the deep bond between people and nature in Tamil culture. The spirit of this traditional thanksgiving festival is shared with a contemporary perspective by a younger generation of Tamils born and raised in Australia. They reflect on what Thai Pongal means in a multicultural world - how traditions are remembered, transformed and sometimes reimagined by their ancestors back home.

Thai Pongal, Down Under: Traditions through young eyes - [Clockwise from Top Right] Majerin Pieris, Kaaviya Soma Sundaram, Dilanthan Thusyanthan, Akanila Satheeskumar, Sukirthan Saravanakumar, Kaviha Gananathan, and Nattavan Nirmanusan

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Akanila Satheeskumar, Dilanthan Thusyanthan, Kaaviya Soma Sundaram, Sukirthan Saravanakumar, Kaviha Gananathan, Nattavan Nirmanusan and Majerin Pieris share with Kulasegaram Sanchayan their views on Thai Pongal - story of tradition, identity and the continuity of a community across generations and continents.

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