CanTYD hit a milestone this past Saturday as they celebrated 15 years of empowering and inspiring Tamil youth in Canada at their Awards of Excellence Gala.

The awards gala was a hit! I for one could not stop laughing at the Medai Konal skit , showcasing how even the worst of enemies can collaborate to achieve a common goal. The night featured many other musical performances, dance numbers and inspiring speeches.  Ovyian Photography’s very own, Vipoositha Gnanenthra, was the keynote speaker for the night where she shared her journey of  becoming a fashion photographer.

The keynote speech:

A performance by Zillas:

The 2014 Award Winners are :

Shalinee Nagularajah –Gr. 9 Academic Achievement
Maathuresh Baskaran- Gr. 10 Academic Achievement
Vaani Jegarajaratnam- Gr. 12 Academic Achievement
Priya Ramesh- Gr. 9 Athletic Achievement
Keishane-Vimalendran-Gr. 12 Athletic Achievement
Vithushaan Mohandas- Gr. 10 Outstanding Community Contribution
Nirush Mylvaganam- Gr. 11 Outstanding Community Contribution
Rammya Ilankannan-Gr 12 Outstanding Community Contribution
Banujan Thambithurai-Gr. 12 Outstanding Community Contribution
Vithurshan Maharajah-Most Improved Student
Sarika Navanathan-Performing Arts
Saambavi Mano-Creative Writing
Athithan Karunakaran-Multimedia

The TamilCulture team would like to congratulate CanTYD on 15 years of great work and contributions to the community!