Kalachuvadu Magazine - May 2023

In this issue

The issue has carried a follow up story to the previous issue’s cover story on sexual violence in literary and arts circle by publishing an anonymous letter by a girl who claims to have been sexually abused by a theatre person. ParthibaRaja, mentioned in the previous issue as one of the sexual abusers, has written a denial letter. Kalachuvadu has published it in full and responded to the queries he has raised. The editorial analyses the pros and cons of eradicating the exclusive schools for SC/ST students in Tamil Nadu. Tho. Pathinathan, Sri Lankan Tamil writer has written an article on TN court verdicts vis-à-vis Sri Lankan Tamil refugees. The issue has reproduced an old interview of G. Alagirisamy, one of the pioneers in modern Tamil literature. This year is the centenary year of the writer. P. Kamalakkannan, PhD student in JNU, has written a profile on George L Hart in the series that pays tribute to the outstanding octogenarian contributors to Tamil culture and language octogenarians. Asi. Kantharaja from Australia and Srikanthan from Malaysia have written short stories in this issue. Pazha Athiyaman has given an interesting account on Vaikkom Struggle on the eve of its centenary year.