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Tama Vakeesan was born in Switzerland – to Tamil parents from Sri Lanka. One of her best friends is Priya Ragu, also an ethnic Tamil. She tells Tama that her parents do not support her ambition to become a professional singer. Like Tama, she is caught between two worlds.
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