India Today Malayalam Magazine - February 13 2013

In this issue

Highlights of India Today Malayalam issue dated February 13th, 2013. India today Malayalam dated February 13,2013 is the 23rd anniversary special which looks at the vertical Kerala in spaces, arts and society. The issue examines the cultural consequences of the flats going sky scrappers and alienating or bonding people. It is not only about alienation but of bonding and a new urban culture Kerala is witnessing. New experiments in arts and new world of technological start ups are the highlight of the section. The tech start up looks at different companies like mobme, Mind helix,yumme bay ,Back bench studios, profoundis, traveller .com, ARS technologies and the like in Kalamsserry start up village, in Kochi. It is India`s own silicon valley based in Kerala It also features columns bY Kavalam Narayana Panickar,KP Kannan,Kalpetta Narayanan,and K V Mohan Kumar and there is a very touching piece on the Building of MuZiris heritage project by Dr Thomas Isac. The issue is also looking at the issues of freedom of expression as the Tamil nadu government bans the release of Viswaroopam ,directed by veteran actor Kamal Hassan and examines how the state stifles creative freedom in a big way. There is also a very good critical evaluation of Viswaroopam cinema by CS Venkiteswaran. The issue also has very revealing story on the Nair politics in Kerala and how various governments have become prey to such mindless lobbying by casteists in the state. There is also a very analytical piece on VS interview tarnishing the CPM party secretary Pinarayi himself There is also a big story on the life and times oF David Coleman Headly who was instrumental in getting the logistics for the 26-11 Mumbai terror attack. Noted judicial activist Kalleswaram Raj examines the legal implications of the Supreme court verdict which asked the high court to reconsider the verdict which has freed all the 35 accused except one.