The Tamil Dream follows the lives of two Tamil Canadians as they get caught up in the dramatic events of 2009 in Toronto. Daniel is a schoolteacher who wants only to be successful, and be accepted. Niranjan is a teenaged refugee who cannot find his footing in his new land. Their paths cross in the midst of clashes between people, cultures, and ideologies, inevitably pitting the Canadian and Tamil dreams against one another. Can they ever coexist? The Tamil Dream is a tale of two cultures that can offer each other space but not understanding.

Koom Kankesan is the author of The Panic Button and The Rajapaksa Stories. He has taught for the Toronto District School Board and The School of Continuing Studies at the University of Toronto.