In this issue

K C Magzter Note for Issue 279
AI is at the center of debate in literary circle too. The day may not be too far when AI starts writing fictions and literary critique. Karthik Ramachandran explores the possible developments in the literary arena and analyses the fear of AI making the writers redundant.
Vengai Vayal, a small village in Pudukkottai district, has shocked everyone by humiliating Dalit residents in an unimaginable way. Dalit historian and political critic Stalin Rajangam points out that Vengai Vayal incident is not new to the district in his critical essay on the incident. He draws the attention of the readers on the wide spread trend of toxic casteism and calls for a larger debate on such issues.
Writer B. Venkatesan analyses the impact of colonial approach towards oriental life in the backdrop of Devibharathi’s recent novel Noyyal. Aravindan analyses the creative world of writer Imayam and explores how the writer gets into the skins of his characters.
Perumal Murugan shares his experience of participating in Rahul Gandhi’s Bharath Jodo. K. Thirunavukkarasu reflects upon the freedom of expression in various angles in the wake of the controversy over the documentary movie by BBC on Narendra Modi and Gujarat riots.
S.J. Sivashankar’s short story and the poems by Jeevan Benny and Senthi have been published in this issue.
Renowned writers Ya. Manikandan and Pazha Athiyaman have written about Bharathi’s translation of Vedas and the centenary of Vaikkam struggle respectively.

Kalachuvadu Magazine Description:

Kalachuvadu is an international monthly journal for politics and culture. Published since 1988, it was founded by the noted Tamil writer Sundara Ramaswamy (1931-2005). Kalachuvadu was published first as a quarterly then a bi-monthly and has been a monthly since 2004.