Highlights of India Today Malayalam issue dated January 1st, 2014. The issue looks at the state of the states survey where annual ranking of the states, small and big are made .Kerala emerges as the winner replacing Gujarat though it has fallen to the lowest in governance .There has been great growth in GDP which is 10 percent against the national average of five .It tops in education and has risen in agriculture, consumer market and investment which is a big achievement for a state. The issue also has a big story on gay rights which has an exclusive passionate plea of Vikram Seth ,the writer .He defends love the rights of lover saying no lover should be wrenched away from his love either in the name of caste, gender or religion. The story told through different case studies have a very enlightening historical piece by Sudhir Kaakker.The issue also examines the newly enacted lokpal bill and going into the questions on Devayani Dhobragde and her maids case. Is India over reacting to the case is the story Then there is an assessment of Naveen Patnaik the chief minister who has turned round Odisha for the last 13 years The issue also features Sherlyn Chopra and Rupesh Paul whose film Kamsutra 3 d got into the preliminary list of oscars , Geethu mohan das whose film Liars dice selected to the Sun dance festival ,Rani Mukherrjea and Padmapriya.