We welcome our third year of publishing with a positive theme, full of hope and fun! Yes, the theme this month is ‘Happy Beginnings , Happy Endings’ , and we at Spark, have tried to convey the very essence of this concept through enjoyable fiction, non-fiction, poetry, art and photography! Adding to the fun and optimism, are wonderful interviews with four very inspiring and more importantly, really young entrepreneurs. Please click here to read the issue on our e-reader, ISSUU, or to download the issue as a colourful PDF!
They are young, smart, dynamic and extremely passionate about what they do. They dreamt big and began earnestly and are now running successful ventures. Their entrepreneurial efforts are instances of happy beginnings that have had fruitful action as a consequence. Meet entrepreneurs, Rakesh Raghunathan, Keerthi Kiran, Kamakshi Khurana and Vishala Khurana. They are our Voices of the Month. Read our conversations with them here.
Happy beginnings manifested oh-so-beautifully in nature – Anjana Prabhu captures them through her lens.
We are lucky to have this wonderful life and every second of our time in this earth is precious, says Gauri Trivedi. Read on to find out why she thinks each phase in our lives is a happy beginning and a happy ending in itself. The bottom line, she suggests, is to make every single day count.
What’s a story without happy beginnings and happy endings? A lot, argues Vani Viswanathan, using Japanese author Haruki Murakami as an example.
In an interview to Spark, Rakesh Raghunathan, Director of PetaWrap shares some interesting thoughts on his journey with his entrepreneurial venture, including the inspiration for PetaWrap, the research that goes into it, future plans and some advice for aspiring entrepreneurs. Anupama Krishnakumar listens in.
Yayaati Joshi faces the same troubles with his mail box like most of us – spam mails that announce him as a winner of everything from millions of dollars to plethora of enticing gadgets. Initially having been misled smartly into reading them, he has now learnt a bit more than just ignoring such mails. He now knows how to have his share of perverted fun – a happy beginning indeed to addressing spamming troubles! Read on, you are sure to smile away.
Keerthi Kiran, Co-founder, Grassroutes, speaks to Vani Viswanathan about how Grassroutes began, how the journey has been and how the effort has evolved over the years, among other things. Catch the conversation here.
It’s February – the month when “Romance” is the word in the air. Here’s a typical Romance @ Work story. Gautam is head over heels in love with Radhika who although within her heart, reciprocates the same, is not ready to admit it as yet. But it all ends well. There’s a happy ending and a happy beginning waiting to be unwrapped in this tale of two hearts written by Anupama Krishnakumar.