The sharp and lucid editorial in the June 2020 issue of Kalachuvadu probes the failures of the state in handling the Covid 19 situation in the country. Mu Ramanathan and Perundevi write on their personal experience in the days of pandemic disease . The lock down days make the environment literary then pathetic which shows the emerge of new short fictions. This reflect in the publication of four stories at a time. The stories are by Yuvan Chandrasekar, Perumalmurugan, Lavanya Sundararajan and Kulasekaran.
Stalin Rajangam pays tribute to Dalit leaders Dalit Ezhilmalai and ....... Pavannan reviews the translated book  on Indira Gandhi by Jayram Ramesh and Ilavenil the book on Marquez. A B Rajasekaran and Jayaprakash jointly writes about the Tamil Buddhism in South Africa.

Poet Bertolt Brechet once asked whether there would be songs in the dark times  and replied that  songs would be there, but about the dark times. It seems true while turning the pages of Kalachuvadu issue of May 2020. In the period of epidemic inevitably the magazine covers some aspects of Corona 19 effects in the social cultural lives of people. Kannan, M. Ramanathan, Satchidanandan Sugirtharaja, Bismi Tuskin, Kalanthai Peer Mohammed and Sukumaran view  the pathological environment from different angles.  The translated piece Of Orhan Pamuk on his novel  at work ‘The plague nights’  by G. Kuppuswamy  Adds value to the section. Nagaratnam Krishna writes about today’s Covid 19 situation where as Sukumaran revisits the plague village Eyam of  17th century. Stalin Rajangam  writes about the origin and rise of the first dalit movement in Tamil Nadu called Scheduled Cast Federation. There are general features and literary sections as usual which make reading of this issue a must.


The editorial of Kalachuvadu issue number 244 alarms about the present and aftermath  situation in the break out of Novel Coronavirus background. April is the month to remember the ideas and acts of Baba sahib  Dr. B R Ambedkar. Kalachuvadu carries articles by new generation activist writers.  Prabhakaran on Ambedkar and media,  A B RAjasekaran on the influence of John Dewey on Ambedkar’s concept of ‘pursuit of happiness’, Udayaraj on Ambedkars thoughts about budjet and Stalin Rajangam  compares the ideas of Ambedkar with Tamil ideologue Iyaothidas. Sivasankar S J translates some of the letters by Ambedkar. Kannada dalit writer Devanuru Mahadeva tells the importance of Gandhi. The recent riots at Delhi in protest of the impliement of CAA, NPR and NRC  are well analaysed in two articles by Annamalai and Karventha Maharaj and Gameshvar. The piece by Justice Muralidhar exposes the state tactics to blame muslims are the root cause of the incidents. The not so well known Tamil writer Vindiya of the ester decades is introduced by Ambai in the special section Porunai pakkangal. Paa Ahilon contributes poems. The month of April makes us to remember the master story teller Gabriel Carcia Marquez and it is refelected in the publication of his magical story  translated from Spanish by Annadurai. There are the regular features for readers to make their reading worth.

Yes, there is a treat for thought in this issue. Well known thinker, cultural activist and founder of Adivasi academy and  People's Linguistic Survey of India Ganesh Devy speaks on various  areas of language and culture is the treat. This is his  first interview given to a Tamil journal. Marudhan brings out  light showering  answers with relevant questions. S Gunasekaran writes on the women power to keep our secular nature from the background of the recent combats at Jawaharlal Nehru University. Sukumaran writes how Faiz Ahmed Faiz's Hum Dhekange becomes the song of the time. Stalin Rajangam in his analysis depicts the metamorphosis  to Thiruvalluvar from Jain to Hindu with facts and evidences. The same way Satchidananadan Sukirtharaja argues  the rift between Saivism and Christanity from the writings of Arumuga Navalar. There are poems by Faiz, Geetha Sukumaran, Jeevan Benny and stories by Krithika, Arthi Amudha and Kalamohan make the literary section with regular columns and features.

Tamil translation of Raymond Carver's story makes these issue of Kalachuvadu a must read. Three articles by Mauni, the pioneer modernist in Tamil Literature are another delight for readers. Sunil Krishnan write on Gandhi and Ayurvedha, Prabhakaran on trauma of the world war II and Sudarvizhi on the relation of U.V. Samynatheyyar with Madras Christian College.
Cheran and Peru. Vishnukumar contribute poems and Yuvan Chandrasekar and Rashmi stories.

Kalachuvadu Issue 241 January 2020

Kalachuvadu, the magazine for art and ideas started and run by modernist pioneer Sundara Ramaswamy  withdrew its publication after eight years. An young team lead by Kannan Sundaram revived the magazine in 1994. Now it is the 25th year of this alternative magazine. To commemorate this event the magazine brings a special number now.

This issue  is in four parts. One is the section which consists of the relation between two classical languages, Tamil and Sanskrit. 16 scholars contribute to this vibrant discussion. The second section is for articles on Mahatma Gandhi whose 150th year being celeberated. Porunai pakkangal devoted to the first novelist in Tamil and scholar Mayuram Vedhanayagam pillai with excerpts and extracts of his writings. The uncollected short stories by great writers of yester years such as Mauni, M.V. Venkatram, T. Janakiraman, Karichankunju and P. Singaram. Apart from these regular features and special literary works make this issue a collector’s delight.

How should the Babri Masjid verdict by Supreme Court of India be viewed? The editorial, the translated piece from EPW magazine, a poignant piece by Sivaraj Bharathi and the powerful article by K Thirunavukkarasu become brilliant examples which are published in the present issue of Kalachuvadu. S Viswanathan, the senior journalist who fought for the rights of the downtrodden in his writings remembered by Pon Dhanasekaran. Gopalkrishna Gandhi analysis the custom and politics under the turbans. Y Manikandan brings to light the uncollected article of Subramanya Bharati and Stalin Rajangam his unspoken reference about the pioneer Dalit ideologue Ayothidasa Pandithar. Janaki Nair of JNU puts forth a clear picture of the recent happenings in JNU. M.  Gopalakrishnan's long story 'Sivakami' and Sithuraj Ponraj's story  'Peruchaligal'  and poems by M Kalidoss, Stalin Saravanan, S Durai make the literary section worth reading. 

The archaeological excavation in Keezhadi is most debated subject in Tamilnadu today, and Kalachuvadu adds dimension to this by publishing a detailed report based on the findings written by R Sivanandam and Sunder Ganesan. In a way it is a rejoinder and reply to Writer P A Krishnan's questions raised in his previous article appeared in the magazine itself. The Tamil movie 'Asuran' directed by Vetrimaran based of the famous novel 'Vekkai' by Poomani, discusses the panchami lands issue.Stalin Rajangam reviews the movie subtly. V Murugan writes on an old Tamil text  'Paichalur Pathigam' which was silenced for a long time in history   in new a perspective. A K Perumal speaks about the selection politics in the state honour for Folk artists named Kalaimamani Awards. Vannanilavan, V N Surya and N Jayabhaskaran contributes poems and Umadevi and Ram Murali short stories. 

Though not marked as a special number the present issue Kalachuvadu virtually remains  extraordinary one because of its content. The additional pages devoted to Karichankunju,the writer whose centenary is being observed this year. Ravi Subramanian, Rani Thilak and Kalyanaraman write on and about the literary contribution of the pioneer. A sampler consists of Karichankunju's poem, article and story will be inviting one for readers of this age.

Scholarly articles by S Gunasekaran and G Raghupathy on  the colonial ban on Tamil text Viralividu thoothu and Sathyavathi's love respectively showers new lights. Eminent historian A R Venkatachalapathy writes about the history of publication of advertisements in print media in the early years of 20th century in a lucid and interesting style.  Vannanilavan and Elango contributes short stories and Jeevan Benny and Nandakumaran poems. Sivaraj Bharathi writes on Kashmir after the state lost its special category status in a compelling tone.

2019 August issue of Kalachuvadu focuses on the live discussion of New Education Policy  draft introduced by Govt.of India. Former bureaucrat and writer P A Krishnan and Researcher D Sundarraj write on the subject. The special section on Higher education carries two insightful articles by Prof. S Paulraj and Dr. Sargunam Stephen. K Thirunavukkarasu and M Appadurai , respectively writer and parliamentarian, put forth arguments about the 10 % reservation on the basis of economics by the new BJP Govt.
Uncompilled stories of two great wrtiers make this issue a commemorative one. Tamil story by T Janakiraman and Spanish story translated to Tamil thru English are they.
Perumalmurugan writes his findings in U V Swaminatha Ayyar' editing and publishing of classical literature and Stalin Rajangam on the first Dalit publishing house. New gen writer Karthik Balasubramaniam contributes a poignant short fiction where as Geetha Sukumaran and Sivasankar S J poems.

2019 August issue of Kalachuvadu focuses on the live discussion of New Education Policy  draft introduced by Govt.of India. Former bureaucrat and writer P A Krishnan and Researcher D Sundarraj write on the subject. The special section on Higher education carries two insightful articles by Prof. S Paulraj and Dr. Sargunam Stephen. K Thirunavukkarasu and M Appadurai , respectively writer and parliamentarian, put forth arguments about the 10 % reservation on the basis of economics by the new BJP Govt.
Uncompilled stories of two great wrtiers make this issue a commemorative one. Tamil story by T Janakiraman and Spanish story translated to Tamil thru English are they.
Perumalmurugan writes his findings in U V Swaminatha Ayyar' editing and publishing of classical literature and Stalin Rajangam on the first Dalit publishing house. New gen writer Karthik Balasubramaniam contributes a poignant short fiction where as Geetha Sukumaran and Sivasankar S J poems.


Kalachuvadu quite often publishes articles and debates on education. Earlier last year pages devoted to speak on primary education . In tune with this the present issue consists of articles on higher education in Tamilnadu. Eminent scholars and professors write on the present day higher education system. They are Prof. Dr. Manikumar, K. Nilamudeen,
Prof. E. Annamalai, Prof. A K Perumal, Dr Satchidanandan Sukirtharaja and Prof. R Sivakumar. Writer and teacher Perumalmurugan interviews Prof. Sankarasubramanian. In the open page Stalin Rajangam analyzes the recent debate on King Rajaraja Cholan in the background of Pa Ranjith's criticism on the emperor. Kannan argues for three languages system in school level. Vannanilavan contributes a poignant story and Pathasari, John Sundar and Ba Venkatesan poems. Tamil writer Paavannan and Kannada writer Vivek Shanbag pay their tribute to the Janpeet award winner Girish Karnad.

The present issue of Kalachuvadu ( June 2019 ) has been primarily dedicated to a detailed study of 2019 Sri Lankan Easter bombings. Members from the island's
Tamil intelligentsia such as M Fouzer, Anar, Abid, Nafla, Naseema and Sharmila Seyyid writes on the root and cause of the issue. Our regular contributor Stalin Rajangam explains how the images and statues of eminent personalities put forth to make a cultural difference.Kalanthai Peer Mohammed and Sivaraj Bharati pay their tribute to Thoppil Mohammed Meeran, the Sahitya Akademy award winner for his contribution, who passed away a fortnight ago. K Nallathambi, Kumaranandan and Kalyanaraman contribute short fictions where as Isai and N periyasamy with poems. Pazha Adhiyaman reviews the translation of Bharati's poetical works into English in detail. Obviously the editorial is on Narendra Modi's winning of the Parliament elections and ascent to the Prime Minister's throne for the second time.

A dual focus is there in the present issue of Kalachuvadu. Eminent historian has been extensively interviewed by Marudan and Poet Cheran handles a section of remembrance of the tenth year of genocide in Sri lanka which has been contributed by Cheran,  Geetha Sukumaran, Pakkiyanathan Ahilon, Sommeetharan and Malayalam poet KG Sankara Pillai. Popular Tamil film director Mahendran who passed away recently has been remembered by G Kuppusamy and Uma Varadarajan in their obituary. Perumal murugan speaks in his article the view of U V Swaminatha Iyer , the literary chronicler , towards the marginalized members of the society in his days. A Muttulingam and Yuvan Chandrasekar contribute their brilliant short stories. Sivaraj Bharati reviews the much talked about Tamil film Super Delux and Nagarathinam Krishna reviews a French novel.

Sexual atrocities on girl children become a daily event through out the land. The recent one is the sexual abuse on a girl by a gang with muscle and political power in a small town in Tamilnadu. This misfortune shocked the public consciousness. Her in this issue four eloquent voices rise against the incident and the are Gita Narayanan, Salama, Sukirtharani and Sharamila Seyyid. The editorial is on the determining nature of the forth coming General Election. Louis A Gomas writes on the aesthetics of the world of fiction by Perumalmurugan. Ravi Subramaniyan and Kailash Sivan contributes poems while Fathima Majida a poignant short story. Two  translated stories from Malayalam and Singalese by C S Chandrika and Ruan M Jayadhunga rendered into Tamil by Senthilkumar and Rishan Sherif respectively. Rathan from Canada reviews the academy award winning movie The Green Book. S Amaranathan and Sudarvizhy review books.

Kalachuvadu commemorates the centenary of world known sculptor , painter and teacher S Dhanapal who was the fourth principal of the College of arts and crafts in Chennai. He was one of the founder member of the Cholamandal artists' village and path finer of the Chennai school of art. His students and successors in the art world remember him on this occasion through their writings. The editorial discusses on the subject of public examination for the 5 and 8th standards in schools of Tamilnadu. Stalin Rajangam finds new aspects in the writings of U V Saminatha Iyer and Ayothi dasa pandithar about Dalit narratives. Two translated stories , from Gujarathi and Chinese respectively  add colour for the literary scene as poems bu Mankuthirai, Perundevi and nandakumaran do so. Two well appreciated Tamil movies Peranbu and To Let are encounter critical analysis in this issue.

Diaspora writing is a novel addition to contemporary fiction. This issue of Kalachuvadu flashes on this. There a four short stories by four writers who dwell in the various nooks of the globe.
Pathinathan from India, A S Kandaraja from Australia , Elango DJ from Canada and Rashmi from United kingdom portray the life of Tamils in the lands of refuge. Sahitya Akademy winner for this year S Ramakrishnan contributes a story for this number. Poems are by Pa Ahilan from Sri Lanka. A study by Gunasekar on the classic text "KOKKOKAM  which speaks the love lust and eroticism of Tamils is the highlighter of this issue. Perumal murugan reviews A R Venkatachalapathi's book on Tamil Encyclopedia ,  and Riyaz on Ba Venkatesan's new novel Varanasi. Stalin Rjangam revisits the memories of Budhism in Tamil milieu. Eminent film maker Mrinal Sen remembered for his outstanding contributions to the art of cinema by S Anand and P K Sreenivasan speaks about R K Alwar who run a pavement bookshop in Chennai in a poignant piece.

In a way the current issue of Kalachuvadu is a special number to mark the grand book and cultural festival in Tamil. the Chennai Book fair. The book section consists of excerpts from seven different books to be launched in the book fair. They are Balakumar Vijayaraman's debut novel Sevalkalam, Sharamila Seyyid's Panikkar pethi,
Chellammal's auto biography,Ba. Venkatesan's Varanasi and translations of modern world classics. Devibharati and Dhamayanthi pay their tributes to Prapanjan who became an immortal memory for Tamil readers. Well known Editor and archeologist Iravatham Mahaden fondly remembered by Y Subbarayalu and Pon Dhanasekaran. Eminent writer as Vannanilavan, M Gopalakrishnan, Kulasekaran and Malayalam writer Unny R contibutes short stories and M Yuvan and Anar poems for this issue. Apart from the regular features this issue which has 120 pages for better reading and preservation.

In this issue Kalachuvadu pays tribute to Na Muthusamy , well known writer and pioneer of theatre movement in Tamilnadu and V Babu a promising poet and enthusiast in modern literature.  When Shanmugaraja, Karuna prasad and Pralayan remembers Muthusamy , Guna Kandasamy shares his memory about Babu.

The focus of this issue is Sabarimala. Pazha Adhiyaman and Ravivanan 
discuss the problems pertain to the entry of women in the hill temple and the historical aspects of the rituals followed there.

Two rememberance one is about Prof.S Jesudasan and the other is M Sivasubramanian ( aka M S ) are there by A K Perumal and M Divaya.

A interesting and poignant short story by Johan Sunder , certainly is the high-lite of the issue. Poems by Geetha Sukumaran. Thanu Pichaiah, Sharmila Seyyid and Kalathachan add flavour to the literary section Perumalmurugan and Perundevi 's articles maintain deep insights. The book reviews are by poet Isai and Lekha.

This 227th issue of Kalachuvadu has been devoted to short fiction in Tamil. There are six short  stories by writers such as Yuvan chndrasekar, Pukazh,Chandra Ravindran,Kalayanaraman, Suresh Pradeep and  Ganseh Venkatraman. A critical piece on the trace and path of contemporary short fiction by Sivasankar S J adds dimension. Well known writer Ambai discuses the root and cause of the #metoo problem in her own way. Satchidanandan Sukirtharaja from London writes about the Man Booker prize winning novel The Milkman by Anna Burns and Rathan from Canada writes on the 2017 movie  The Wife , directed by Björn Runge. Poems by Ravi Subramanian, Jameel and Jeevan Benny are there. Stalin Rajangam contributes two articles for this issue. One is review of the Tamil movie ' Pariyerum perumal and the other one is about the school for Dalits in which Gandhi had a pivotal role. The editorial speaks about Tabooed space extended to women in public sphere.

The education department in Tamilnadu is on the way for a change and the same is reflected in the present issue of Kalachuvadu. Eight eminent educationists speak on various aspects of school education. Teacher like Bergin , T.Prameswari and Saravanan, education officer Arul Murugan, education journalist Pon Dhanasekaran, social activist Selvi Mano , student Sahana and retired teacher Sundaramahalingam are the contibutors for this special section. The then Secretary for School Education and sculpture of new education policy Udhyachandran talks to writer Perumalmurugan elaborately on each and every aspect of the new method of teaching and new text books.

Two personalities who passed away recently, Kuldip Nayyar, journalist and Kondapalli Koteswaramma Communist worker , are paid tribute by Dhanasekaran and Gowri. The editorial is on the issues around the Jalandar Arch Bishop Franco Mulakkal.

Did SuRa read and like Borges? Yes the notes from his diary say so.

Two senior writers Vannanilavan and Pathasari contribute poems to this issue. The regular feature like stories ( by N K Shankar and Tha  Aravindan ), book review
( Ka Vai Palanisamy on A S Kandaraja's story collection, and film review ( for the movie Merku thodarchimalai by Anbuvendan ) are there for the feast.

This issue of Kalachvadu stresses in its editorial the need of the hour , how to encounter the natural disaster in the wake of recent flood in Kerala. The special section devoted to the Dravidian leader and former Chief Minster of Tamilnadu, Kalaignar M Karunanidhi. Sukumaran shares his experiences as a journalist under Karunanidhi while Marudhan analyzes his contributions to the Dravidian ideology and J Balasubramanian his steps taken to for the upliftment of Dalit community inTamilnadu. The three contributors not merely sing ode to Kalaignar but appraise his service and stand points. Winner of the Nobel prize for literature, V S Naipal is remembered by Vishnu Swaroop in his moving obituary. E Annamalai throws meaningful questions why Asian students denied opportunity in the universities of US. Isai, Pa. Sahadevan and ShaA present their lucid poems in this issue. Two stories by Naga Prakash and K N Senthil, marks the new trend in short fiction.
A R Venkatachalapathi's piece on the mind set of Tamil literary persons is sharp and hitting.Translation of EPW editorials by K Thirunavukkarasu probes the facts and 
practese of the government machinary .

The present issue of Kalachuvadu devoted to a full length special article on Editing of classics in the end of 19th and beginning of 20th century. A R Venkatachalapathy discusses the relation between two giants in compilation and editing of Classic litereature in Tamil i e C W Dhamotharam pillai and U V Saminatha ayyar. It is an article which resolves the riddles and finds answers in this field.

The editorial speaks once again on the freedom of expression in the wake of the censorship for the malayalam writer S Hareesh.

The regular features like epw pages and literary articles are there. Vishalraja's story and Peruvazhuthi's poems are a feast for reading.
Three articles on Cinema by Gokulprasad, Athaiya and eninant Srilankan director Lester Bris are informative and lucid.

Tamil Cinema - In  digital era is the theme of the special section in the current issue of Kalachuvadu. Well known film writers  like have contributed their pieces on various aspects of Tamil Cinema. History of film making, new creative encounters, wins and loses of cinema in he digitization, new roll of the directors, subaltern life in cinema are the topics discussed in these articles. Theodore Baskharan, Amshankumar, Aravindan, Uma Varadarajan, Isai, Santhosh Narayanan, Unny R., Bogan Sankar, Gireesh, Tamilarasan and Thigahparidi are the contributors for this section.

Pavannan pays tribute to M L Thankappa the poet and tranlator in his soulful article. An interesting essay on his first salary at 80 plus age by A Muttulingam is undoubtedly remarkable. Rendering Kabir in Tamil by Sengathir is brilliant. Two short stories by Kalaichelvi and Kalamohan are there in this issue for fiction lovers. 

The editorial speaks about the aftermath of Neet entrance tests and suggests some notable changes to be taken. The film Kala being reviewed from a new angle. The regular item of EPW editorials are there for open debate.
Wow, this issue is bulky by more pages as more interesting features have been carried in.

Obviously it is a must to have extensive reportage about the popular struggle against Sterlite Copper at Tutuicorin and the present issue of Kalachuvadu does it in  fitting way. The editorial analises the happenings and condemns the state atrocity on its subjects. There is a detailed story about the factory and the agitations since the beginning. Two elections whose results expected  nationwide and worldwide , ie., one the general election in Karanataka and the presidential election in Malaysia are they. Preethi Nagaraj writes on the  post election scenario in Karnataka and Manimoli on Malaysia election verdict. R Pattabiraman stresses the relevance of Karl Marx in his article. Ambai, Tamil writer brings Assamese poet Aruni Kashyap to Tamil literature through her translation.  Three short stories and two book reviews form the literary section. Rathan writes on world cinema in a different perspective. We have the regular pieces from EPW in K Thirunavukkarasu's translation.

Kalachuvadu devotes  this May 2018 issue for poetry. This number has 25 poems by 20 poets, starting from senior Kalapriya to new entrant Muthurasa.
This selection shows the wide range of poetry which add new dimensions to Contemporary Tamil poetry. Poets Bogan Shankar, Parameswari and Sivasankar write on the new poetics.

Ananth , known as the pioneer of investigative journalism in Tamil through his magazine Visitor and promising novelist Arshiya whose writings speak on the plight of Urdu speaking Muslims in Tamilnad are remembered by Savitri Kannan and Kalanthai Peer Mohammed respectively.

Stalin Rajangam finds out new facts from history which show the intellectual bondage between Ranade and Dr. Ambedkar in a poignant article.

Two short stories one by M Gopalakrishanan and other by A S Kandaraja are feast to readers. Two art house movies , Manusangada ( Tamil ) and S Durga ( Malayalam ) are reviewed by K C Sebasin and Reena Shalini. Regular features such as the editorials from EPW and book reviews also appear in this issue.

​Quite mentionable article in this issue is the tribute for Stephen Hawking by Nalankilli, who translated the famous book ​ Time: A brief history in Tamil. The editorial titled psychology of racism is about the recent attacks on Muslims in Sri Lanka. In addition to this Lafees Sahid writes in detail from the ground . This issue has the report by the fact finding team about its visit to Shanthayur where a wall built to separate two castes. Writer A Muttulingam interviews Bala Swaminathan on his marvellous donation for setting up a Tamil chair at Stony Brook university in New York. The interview speaks the need to have a chair for Tamil in universities abroad. Three stories by Nagarathinam Krishna, Gokulakannan and Malarmannan Anbhazhagan and poems by Geetha Sukumaran, Agacheran and Rishan Sharif are there in the literary section. There are book reviews and report on events make the issue a dense one.

The main focus of the March 2018 issue of Kalachuvadu is on Language and Education. Various aspects of this issue being discussed elaborately by Dr E Annamalai 
( Chicago university ), Dr. A K Perumal ( eminent scholar and folkrorist ), Dr. M A Srinivasan ( Jawaharlal Nehru university ), P aa Jayaprakasam ( well known Tamil writer ) and J R V Edward ( Professor and senate member ). The subject is viewed in multiple angles by these contributors. Vallabhai writes on the entry of film stars
into politics which is poignant and informative. The editorial on the Cauvery river issue establshes the unnoticed aspects in the dispute between the two states in the light of recent judgment of the Spureme Court. The literary section consists of  three short stories, respectively by Kalyanaraman, Balakumar Vijayaraman and Satyanandan and poems by Sabarinathan, Arifraja ( Kannada poems translated by G Nanjudan ), and Manarkadar. Sasikala Babu's translation of Cynthia Ozick's story
adds value to this section. Satchidanandan  Sugirtharaja from London writes a squeal  to his early article on Comfort women. Sukumaran pays tribute to Nicanor Parra by revisiting  the poet  and publishing translation of some his poems.

The February 2018 issue of Kalachuvadu focuses on the recent controversy followed by the  statement by poet Vairamuthu calling Tamil bakthi poet Andal as Devadasi.The editorial speaks the truth behind the statement and the rage triggered by it. In an detailed manner Aravindan Kannaiayyan discusses the brahminnization of the great singer M S Subbulakshmi, in support of singer T M Krishna's interview on this subject. A translated article from EPW on the appointment of dalit priests in Kerala temples adds strength to the on going discussions. Pon Dhanasekaran pays  tribute to Gnani Sankaran a  fire brand journalist and writer who passed away recently. Kalachuvadu also publishes an editorial on the departed soul. There are three stories by A Muthuligam, Kumaranandan and Suresh Pradeep respectively and poems by Vannanilavam, Padhasaari, Nandakumar, S J Sivasankar and Rishan Sherif are there in the literature section. Stalin Rajangam writes on the metamorphosis of Devadasi women in 1990's Tamil Cinema. A detailed report on the 41st Chennai Book fair is there to inform the readers what the state wishes to read and how it reads.

The present number of Kalachuvadu comes in two fold if the regular pages. Focus on new fiction writing is given importance in this issue. Short Stories by eight prominent young writers are there. The same way new poetic voices appear. To Mark the  41st Chennai book fair to be held from 10 to 22 Jan 2018, this issue carries a wide range of book section. Excerpts from forth coming works carried in this section. There are two tributes to the departed personalities  M.S. aka M. Sivasubramanian editor and translator and Sri Lankan Tamil Journalist S.M. Gopalaratnan. Gujarat Election results and aftermath of the devastation by the recent Ockhi Cyclone  are stuff for editorial. Customary articles on socio political issues are there in this number with a significant difference.

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