We are delighted to present the November 2018 issue of Spark with an interesting mix of poems, stories, essays and art on a wide variety of themes – it is a perfect melange of diverse thoughts and we hope you enjoy what we have in store for you this month!
Chandramohan Nair remembers the first library he joined – a place where he felt at home and which allowed his imagination to roam free.
Charanya’s painting captures the holistic relationship of adivasis with Mother Earth. The universe beyond is the universe within, where people live in reciprocity with living forms.
Anupama Krishnakumar writes a story about Manju, a dwarf, and how the society perceives and treats him.
At an early stage in her life, Anusha Singh experienced deep discomfort over her inaction in speeding up the death of an ailing life. Was it ‘right’ or ‘wrong’? Today, she realizes that such decisions cannot lie in zones of black and white, but in painfully complex shades of grey.
With great expectations, a man and his wife leave their son to a foreign land so that he can fulfil his dreams. When he settles down there and nearly forgets them, the father writes a letter to call him home before it is too late. Anupam writes a poem.
Kavya is itching to step in when she realises that her domestic help Chitra is being abused at home. Vani’s story explores the funny and sometimes-murky world of ‘social work’ in the country.
Get set to escape from the pulls of this world with our October issue! Themed ‘Escape’, read our poetry special on how our contributors interpreted what escape conjures in their minds. There’s fiction as well, and a book review and a Slice of Life contribution too.
