India Today Malayalam Magazine - March 27 2013

In this issue

Highlights of India Today Malayalam issue dated March 27th, 2013. The issue in an exclusive looks at the plight of those who evicted for developmental activities in the state. While big fishes were out of the net, it is small people like kurminyammooomma are bearing the brunt. In vaathuruthu, Naavl base, Moolampilly, Goshree it is small people like Kunjhahamed had to undergo untold miseries without even getting compensation equivalent to a small amount of money their land could fetch While they were evicted in the name of court orders, big industrialist who has encroached upon municipal land were spared the story also questions the rehabilitation package which is loaded in favour of the government. The issue also looks at the end of the BPO industry in the south .It is losing out to Philippines and the like. Since Kerala has not invested much on call centres Kerala`s loss is minimal but Keralites would be affected as they are mostly dependent on Bangaluru and Chennai. The issue also looks at the green innovators who make it green their slogan and trying to cash it on reducing carbon emissions. There are people like Surendranath of Uravu and Raju Raphel of Mazhapolima who are doing the same .The issue also looks at the Kerala budget.Though Kerala has made an impressive growth rate of 10 percent compared tothe 6.2 of the national rate, it has not invested much on growth areas. But the high light of the budget is the 60 year pension norm for new employees There is also a story on Bitty Mohanthy who has tried to escape arrest in the German tourist rape case There is also a look at the tribal doctors in Keraal who are keeping the old secret of medicine in their chests. Te issue profiles people like Chelli vaidyan, Saradha Madhavan,who has certain tricks to give hope for child less couples Then there is the story of the fallen boxing hero Vijender. Shaji kumar is reviewed in the issue.Then there is also a concluding piece on bienele which ahs enthralled Kerala for the past three years ,The tribute to Ramankutty nair looks at the great actor god has given us .Shreya Ghoshal,whose birthday is being celebrated as their own in kerala is another person featured in the issue. Aarushi,Iniya, Shruthi hasan,Anushka and Priyamani are also featured here .