Kalachuvadu Magazine - December 2023

In this issue

The December 2023 issue has two editorials. One is about how the book fairs are conducted at the district level. The editorial details the pluses and minuses of the district book fairs and puts forth valuable suggestions to improve them. The second editorial questions the rationale behind not wishing people for festivals like Deepavali. The editorial highlights the inner contradictions of politicians’ approach. A special section on Rajaji, Periyar and Kamarajar analyses the relationships between these stalwarts. A.R. Venkatachalapathy and Pazha Athiyaman have written research-based articles on the subject with some unique perceptions. A conversation with veteran writer and scholar Seeni Viswanathan, who has contributed enormously to the field of Bharathi’s works. Political analyst K. Thirunavukkarasu analyses in detail about the war happening between Israel and Hamas. Stalin Rajangam looks deep into four Tamil films whose stories revolve around the issue of caste. Short stories of Vannanilavan and S. Senthilkumar have been published. Subramani Ramesh has written a long review on Sundara Ramaswamy’s Ninaivodai (Memoirs on writers) books.