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They Call Out To Me

A young person is confronted with a pile of vessels they may have to clean, and rage builds up. What does the person choose to do? Vani writes free verse.

The First Choice

Two old friends are faced with intriguing choices as they renew their friendship after many years. A story by Chandramohan Nair.

Priorities

We are often bound to choices and options available to us on the basis of priorities at certain points in our lives. But what if the priorities change and scales weigh down our side a few years down the line? This poem by Parminder Singh ponders and seeks an answer.

The Mirage of Choice

Choice is confining. Dreaming is limitless. And yet we are bound to what we manage by the choices we make. Parth Pandya’s poem explores how choice can be a curse more often than we like.

Arundhati Roy’s ‘The Ministry Of Utmost Happiness’: A Review

THE LOUNGE | TURN OF THE PAGE Bakul Banerjee reviews Arundhati Roy’s latest novel ‘The Ministry of Utmost Happiness’.

Spark – September 2017 Issue

The September 2017 issue of Spark celebrates variety – in ideas, in writing styles, through an exciting collection of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and photography. Dear Reader, we are pleased to present this selection under the title “Kaleidoscope” – the coming together of diverse creative ideas. We hope you enjoy this issue as much as we did in putting it together!

A Safe Journey

Small memories. Small memories of small things… In a story that captures the journey of a grandmother and her granddaughter, Vidhya Kripashankar invites you to discover how it is often the smallest things that have the biggest impact.

Mister Toad

All things great and small have a place in this world. A childhood story of arriving at this realization by Chandramohan Nair.

Leh and Ladakh

Priya Anand writes about Leh and Ladakh following her visit to the region for a trek. Spellbound from the time she landed in Leh, Priya’s poem highlights the region’s stark beauty, its unique culture and the people who inhabit it and how all of these provide a one-of-a-kind experience that is cerebral, sensual and spiritual.