Kalachuvadu Magazine - March2025

In this issue

Iron Antiquity: Two articles discussing the recently published book on ‘Iron Antiquity’ are published. The article by P.S. Niwas titled ‘Iron Age in Tamil Nadu’ was originally published in Mathrubhumi and the article ‘Excavation in the Political Pit’ written by P.A. Krishnan questions the rationale behind the claims of Tamil Nadu’s history. The fire of Arrogance: The editorial analyzes the caste arrogance and hatred behind the various violent attacks and “honor” killings against the Dalit community in the last ten years. Food Fake News and Its Politics: The article examines the progressive nature of vegetarianism in Western countries and the transformation of food fake politics in India into a social system based on caste, with a political perspective and caste politics. The article written by Dalton also shows how food and caste are connected. Academic Studies - N. Gurusamy: This author describes the bad trends prevailing in the academic field. A Voice from the Herd: Jeeva Karikalan, publisher of Yavarum Publishing, has shared his experience about the Jaipur Literary Festival. Review: Sudarvizhi writes about the novel Uppu Vandikkaran of Imayam Poems: Peru. Vishnu Kumar Stories: M. Sakul Hameed, Karthik Balasubramanian