Solutions to Change

By D.Dhanuraj India’s performance in London Olympics resulted in high TRP rates for Non-Crickers in the recent times. Many argued that India’s medal tally will be doubled and the country will be reckoned as a sporting power by next Olympics.  While analyzing the medals tally and toppers performance in the Olympics, one can easily figure out that each country has competed based on their strength and won the maximum number of medals in their strongholds. Many suggest that India should also focus on in the items like Boxing, Wrestling, Shooting etc to increase their tally in the coming games. Who knows what our Sports mandarians think about these strategies? Same is the case with ‘Emerging Kerala’ event organized by Kerala Government. By having this event, the Kerala Government wishes to present God’s own country as the most investment friendly State. Though I like the concept and intention behind the event, I have doubts about its outcomes and roadmap designed. The weakest link

By Visakh Ranjith, Student of National Law University Bangalore and Intern at Centre for Public Policy Research  The Malayalam film industry is smaller than its Tamil and Telugu counterparts. However, the industry is unique in the sense that Malayalam films are based on more artistic values. Not all films are made for commercial value; aesthetic and cultural values are also given due importance. This can be seen from the fact that Malayalam films have won numerous national awards. The industry has also contributed excellent technicians to the Hindi film industry and some of its directors are highly reputed for their skills. On an average, the Malayalam film industry produces around 70 -90 films per year. [1] However, similar to Tamil and Telugu segments, many films are not released in the theatrical market owing to lack of market interest and a large percentage of films released fail to perform. The number of Malayalam films released from 2004 to 2008 has been declined from 6