Kalachuvadu - ஏப்ரல் 2016

Cover story of April'16 issue is Elections in TamilNadu, an election that presents no real alternative for voters or parties that fight on ideological issues. This ' muchnessof the sameness' is analysed by Vasanthi, S.P. Udayakumar and Kalanthai Peer Mohammed. Stalin Rajangam writes on the recent spate of brutal and public caste dishonour killings and on how violence reinforces caste. P.A. Krishnan analyses Ishrat Jahan issue that has burst out yet again. Tamil Ini, leader of the Women political wing of the LTTE's memoir was recently published. Its importance and the controversy surrounding it is analysed by Someetharan, Jayakumaran and Theiveegan . K.Rangan writes on the linguistic survey of India. M.V. Ramanujachaariyar , a Tamil pandit from Kumbakonam took up the amazing task of translating the complete Mahabharata from Sanskrit to Tamil. Pazha Athiyaman writes movingly about this great saga. Bernard Bate anthropologist and Tamil aficionado passed away suddenly leaving his friends shocked and distressed. A.R. Venkatachalapthy, Tho. Paramasivan, and Whitney Cox share their memories and thoughts, Theodar Baskaran writes on old Tamil cinema songs and music with nostagia. A. Muttulingam's interview of Sivaramamkrishnan, Short story of Mu. Kulasekaran, Poems of Yuvan and many other cultural content add value to this number.