India Today Malayalam Magazine - April 10 2013

In this issue

Highlights of India Today Malayalam issue dated April 10th, 2013. The issue looks inside Sri Lanka and chronicles the plight of Sri Lankan Tamils living there .They are refugees in their own land and international pressure or no pressure their lives are doomed The story also looks at the impact it had on the neighboring Tamil Nadu and how political parties battles out on it. The issue also looks at the proxy war between Stalin and Azhagiri ,sons of DMK leader Karunanidhi who has quit The UPA govt earlier. Then there is also a story on Nithish Kumar,Bihar chief minister being wooed by both the fronts at the national level. In kerala Socialist Janatha party headed by MP Veerendra Kumar is in doldrums as a constituent plans or wants to go back to the LDF from where they came from.

There is a very nice analysis of UDF fronts problems within and how it could undermine the front itself. The issue also looks at the techies who has changed gear and embarked on a green role cultivating native varieties of rice with success. There is a startling disclosure of an eight year old in Wayanadu infected with H I V through blood banks in the govt sector. The new craze for Hash is another important story in the issue There is also an obit on Sukumari by veteran actor K PA C Lalitha and an illuminating piece on the leaders of Kerala`s cricket becoming an important team in the national stage In the entertainment front the Christian attacks on Saint Dracula, a film directed by Rupesh Paul is an important item in the issue Thomas Joseph short stories are reviewed by K N Shaji in the issue and the first Malayalam musical cinema Amen is reviewed by Nayanathara. Yusuf Arckal,the veteran artists exhibition in Kochi is reviewed by Binduraj while artist Mohankumar Paris is being profiled by Salil in this issue The issue also features actors Priya Anand, Sharnaya Mohan, Amala Paul, Bindhu Madhavi, Bhawana, and celluloid heroine Chandni.. Abhilash Tomy who encircled the earth itself, Priyamani ,actor Sanjaya Dutt are also featured here.