Singapore Tamil
Youths' Club
Uniting Tamil-speaking Singaporeans through culture, education, and community service since independence.
About STYC
The Singapore Tamil Youths' Club was established in 1957 amidst a vibrant Singapore bracing itself for self-rule, parliamentary elections, and eventually independence. STYC was formed by youths who wanted a society for Singapore born youths to contribute to the social transformation of the Tamil community in Singapore.
The history of STYC has many twists and turns typical of voluntary societies. The founding leaders gave priority to Tamil dramas reflecting the period's (1957 to 1967) interest for using dramas for social transformation. From 1967 STYC attracted more youths who were locally born and educated in Singapore. They moved from patronising dramas to Talentimes, Cultural shows, blood donations, and charitable activities.
In late 1987, President Gopal decided to hand over STYC to a group of youths advised by Professor A. Veeramani. From 1988 to 2000, STYC became the best run premier organisation in Singapore. Membership rose to 600 members with annual conferences, talks, seminars, cultural shows, drama competitions, and publications of books.
From 2015, Professor A. Veeramani tried to revive STYC with a youth group. In October 2017, an Executive Committee was established. Since then, STYC has developed rapidly to contribute its best to Singapore.
Organisational Structure
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