We are thoroughly excited to share the August 2014 issue of Spark with you.This month’s theme, ‘Freedom’, is one of the loveliest that we have worked on. We have a brilliant set of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, art and photography exploring ‘Freedom’ and also a must-read interview with National Award-winning film critic, Baradwaj Rangan featured in The Lounge.
The march to Dandi led by Mahatma Gandhi to protest the British Salt Tax in 1930 remains a key event in India’s struggle for independence. Bakul Banerjee writes a poem on the historic Dandi March that was marked by non-violence.
Freedom has never been about one thing. It’s so many perceptions captured in a word. Maheswaran Sathiamoorthy’s lens interprets Freedom in magnificently pictorial ways.
Why is it that sometimes that little chance at freedom is all you have, all you want at the time? Sudha Nair captures one such memory in the life of a young girl.
What does it mean to be free? M.Mohankumar weaves a poem that presents his thoughts on true freedom.
In today’s world, we need freedom more than ever before. And unfortunately, we are being robbed, in more ways than one, of what is perhaps mankind’s most prized asset. But there are means to claw your way back and claim your freedom. Anupama Krishnakumar shares her views.
Freedom is release from many strange and unwanted negative attitudes, actions and perceptions that prevent humanity from enjoying the true independence it is entitled to. Vinita Agrawal captures some of these in her thoughtful poem.
Akshay is distraught, bogged down by what’s happened at work. To add to his woes, his young son breaks a vase into pieces. Parth Pandya writes a story about a father and son that gently touches upon the theme, ‘Freedom’.
Many a time, a day at one’s workplace can be very similar to a day in the jungle. Debleena Roy writes an interesting poem. Read on.