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Musing Over a Song and Love

Music and love are inextricably linked, believes Anupama Krishnakumar. She picks one of her favourite romantic songs in Tamil whose lyrics she loves and begins analysing the lines on the go while the song plays in the background. Here’s the result of her experiment.

Ode to the Unspoken Word

Sometimes it is better to listen to the voice of your heart than withholding the magical words. Rakshaki Krishnamurthy writes an ode to the unspoken word.

Out of Office

A female and a male colleague, good friends, find themselves in the throes of passion. But the woman is wary – she’s been deeply hurt before. Ashritha N writes about the two.

Justified and Other Poems

Fall in love if you wish to experience the thrillingly dangerous, or if you are in love, try accepting one another for what you are. If you have just met that special someone, wonder if your destiny is unity. Aman Chougle presents minute yet interesting facets of romance through three poems.

Valentine’s Day in Lovistan

This Valentine’s Day, a reporter finds herself in the wonderland called Lovistan, to witness the parade of the Love Jihadis. What is Lovistan and who are these Love Jihadis? What do they do? Krupa Ge tells us a tale that’s sure suited for the times we live in.

Disenchantment & Sorceress

In two poems, M.Mohankumar describes the thoughts of a man entranced by the beauty of a woman.

Spark – January 2015, 5th Anniversary Issue

It’s with a sort of dazed excitement that we’re writing this letter to you, readers! We simply can’t believe we’re turning five! We have had a roller coaster ride thinking of themes every month, working with our lovely contributors, reading, enjoying and discussing their contributions with them, and finally managing to put out every issue on the fifth of the month! Thank you, dearest readers of Spark, for your support through all these years. We grow stronger with every view, every share and every comment from you. We look forward to giving you many more issues of Spark in the coming years!

Bite!

Pallavi gets a new set of teeth, and with that, a renewed vigour to bite… anything. A thriller is in store for you from Priya Anand, under the theme ‘Mystery & Crime’.

In Berlin

What magic do big cities hold for a budding traveller? Vani Viswanathan talks about why Berlin held her enthralled, dripping with history in its nooks and corners, under the theme ‘Travel’.