A girl of nine joins a Boarding school, and enters a whole new world, something so different from the sheltered life she lived. Vinita Agrawal recounts her experiences of childhood.
A ruler catches a little girl’s eye. Now how can she get her hands on one? Vani Viswanathan tells a story of longing, tantrums and a child’s relationship with her parents.
A visit to her childhood home brings back memories of innocence, fun and carefree days. Latha Sakhya pens a poem on the journey down memory lane.
The bond that a child shares with her mother is characterized by assurance – the child’s instinctive belief that there could be no safer place in this world that a mother’s arms, writes M. Mohankumar in his poem.
There are odes written to childhood, but hardly anything for parenthood. Parth Pandya talks about why it can seem so hard, but why, at the end of the day, you might just turn out okay.
A father writes a letter to his son, telling him things and expressing feelings he never has before. Soorej P writes.
During childhood, summertime is all about dreams – of varied kinds. Dreams without fears. Can’t summertime dreams last an entire lifetime? Debleena Majumdar raises a desperate question in her poem.
THE LOUNGE | SLICE OF LIFE Aboard a ship at anchor, an Egyptian folk magician keeps an audience enthralled. Chandrashekhar Sastry gives us the experience through his magical words.
We are pleased to present to you, the October 2014 issue of Spark that explores the theme ‘Desire’. A very fascinating theme, isn’t it? We promise you will agree with us more when you check out the stories, poetry, essays, art and photography we have for you this month. It’s a lovely spread that is reflective and thought-provoking at the same time, weaving in different facets of Desire – ranging from simple to materialistic to spiritual. Don’t miss this issue!