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Negotiating Linguistic and Religious Diversity A Tamil Hindu Temple in Australia by Perera, Niru

“…Based on a sociolinguistic ethnography in a Tamil Saivite temple in Australia, the book explores the challenges for the institution in maintaining its linguistic and cultural identity in a new context.…”
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A Sense of Viidu: The (Re)creation of Home by the Sri Lankan Tamil Diaspora in Australia by Kandasamy, Niro, Perera, Niru, Ratnam, Charishma, Sivanesan, Sumugan, Paramanathan, Gary, Pararasasingam, Paheerathan, Sanmuhanathan, Neeraja, Ratnamohan, Lux, Chandran, Shankari, Shakthidaran, S.

“…This book is the first compilation of the experiences of the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora in Australia. It explores the theme of home—from what is left behind to what is brought or (re)created in a new space—and all the complex processes that ensue as a result of leaving a land defined by conflict. …”
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Tamil Weekends: Intergenerational Perspectives on Belonging by Perera, Niru

“…Drawing from an ethnographic study in a Tamil Hindu temple, this chapter explores how adolescent students perceive the transmission efforts of the first generation, and what it means for their sense of belonging and their sense of Tamilness in the homeland of Sri Lanka and the new home of Australia. …”
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Talking Saivism in a Tamil migrant faith classroom by Perera, Niru

“…Focusing on the discourse of second-generation adolescent migrants in a Tamil Hindu temple school in urban Australia, I discuss how flexible language practices manifest in this migrant faith setting. …”
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I’m kind of agnostic’: Belief discourse by second-generation migrants at the Tamil Saiva Temple by Perera, Niru

“…This paper draws from an ethnography in a Tamil Hindu temple in Australia. I present Sri Lankan teenage migrants’ discourse from their faith classroom to elucidate processes of belief positioning. …”
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The Use of Repetitive Structures among Malaysians by Nadarajan, Shanthi

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Bharata Natyam training at The Temple of Fine Arts: Pre arangetram, arangetram and post- arangetram / Bhanumathi K Nadson by Bhanumathi , K Nadson

“…TFA has branches in Penang, Johor Bahru, Malacca in Malaysia as well as branches in other countries such as Singapore, Colombo in Sri Lanka, Perth in Australia, Coimbatore and Chennai in Tamil Nadu, South India and in New Zealand. …”
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