We are happy to present the February 2011 issue of Spark featuring the theme, ‘Exploring Relationships’. Please click here to access the issue on the e-reader, ISSUU, or to download the issue as a pdf or to retrieve the link to access all February 2011 contributions as posts.
The February 2011 issue is in a way a stories-special. Our writers have come up with a variety of stories that explore the many different relationships that exist in this world. We provide links to all these stories here.
Mridula Koshy, author, is our writer of the month. In an interesting interview to Spark, she gets talking about writing, her book, and exploring relationships in writing. Read on.
A little story of love that bloomed over coffee and books. Pictures by Maheswaran Sathiamoorthy.
When a relationship breaks and hope is born, it’s a sign of good times. Here is a poem by Bhargavi Balachandran. In the ending of a relationship, the protagonist discovers her personal rainbow – a new hope. Read on.
Are you a master of the English language but someone who struggles with the native tongue? Then here’s something you should read. Jeevanjyoti Chakraborty explores a relationship of a different order – his relationship with his mother tongue.
Two beautiful moments in a couple’s life, captured as photographs by Vivekananth Gurumoorthy.
What does a person go through during his or her days of grandeur and gloom? Rajlakshmi Pillai writes a poem.
This is the story of Sivan, a young boy. Shreya Ramachandran spins a tale – one that when you start reading will make you think that the boy is sitting right next to you at times and taking you along, holding your hand, at others, as he tells you his story.