Menaka covers local to global issues this year for the readers. The special Diwali issue has model, actress Aditi Pohankar (Lai Bhari fame) on its cover.
Highlights:
- Interview of cinema and TV personality Nandita Dhuri
- Detailed profiles of Pradaan and Zero Gravity (NGOs)
- Article on current global currency crisis
- Article on unrecognized countries in the world
- Article on vulture conservation.
The issue has engaging stories by Mangala Godbole, Prof. Praveen Davane, Vibhavari Deshpande, Laxmikant Deshmukh, Gurunath Tendulkar.