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The Many Facets of India

The many facets of India explored through poetry by Anupama Krishnakumar.

Pulse of India

The wide range of pulses in India. This poem by Varsha Sreenivasan talks about just that!

On Social Development and the Role of Media

Aarti Mohan is the editor of The Alternative, an online platform that strives to chronicle and support social development in India.

Spark – August 2010 Issue

Dear Reader,
We are happy to present the August 2010 Issue of Spark. The theme is ‘India Decoded.’

On Political Reform in India: Shantanu Bhagwat

Shantanu Bhagwat is the author of the popular blog Satyameva Jayate where he discusses Indian politics, history and religion. He is a graduate in Computer Engineering and also holds an MBA from London Business School where he was a Chevening Scholar. He has also been a part of the Indian Foreign Service. A political activist by choice, Shantanu now divides his time between India and the U.K. He is now working with early stage companies and on ideas to improve political systems and governance in India. And he has a message: “Get Interested. Get Informed. Get Involved.”, he says, “Contribute, support and spread the word; Contribute with your skills and your ideas. Join us in reclaiming India!”

On Mythology – An Interview with Devdutt Pattanaik

Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik is a medical doctor by education. Mythology is his passion. He is the author of the popular books ‘Myth = Mithya : A Handbook of Indian Mythology’ and ‘Book of Ram’, both published by Penguin India. His columns also appear in different magazines and newspapers. To know more about Devdutt, visit his website http://devdutt.com

On Economic Growth and Inflation

Deepa Venkatraghvan is a Chartered Accountant and was the Personal Finance editor at web18 (www.moneycontrol.com). She is also the author of the CNBC-TV18 Bestsellers “Everything you ever wanted to know about investing” (which was later updated and released as, “Everything you wanted to know about investing in difficult times”) and “What your financial agent will tell you and why you shouldn’t listen”.

Need of the Hour

Peace is the need of the hour. Pictures by Maheswaran Sathiamoorthy.

On Indian English Literature – An Interview with Anita Nair

Anita Nair is the author of the bestsellers ‘The Better Man’, ‘Ladies Coupe’ and ‘Mistress’. She has also authored a non-fiction collection ‘Goodnight and God Bless’ published by Penguin in 2008. Her latest book, ‘Lessons in forgetting’ was published by Harper Collins in January 2010. To know Anita more, visit her website http://anitanair.net