Sandhya Ramachandran presents the irony of money in India through a sketch with a powerful message.
‘A Free Man’ by Aman Sethi is narrated exceptionally well and combines good journalistic writing with a moving story of an unknown man and his life. That is its winning point, making it a worthy read, says Anupama Krishnakumar.
Here’s looking at money from a philosophical point of view. As the writer, Parth Pandya, notes, this is a poem inspired from a tale from the Mahabharata, called the Yaksha Prashna. In that didactic Hindu dialogue, Yaksha, a spirit of the lake, challenges Yudhishtira with philosophical questions, while his failed dead brothers lie around him.
The one rupee coin is special for many an Indian kid. Meera Ramanathan shares her experiences with the coin. Read on.
The smile that comes with the first pay. The sense of independence, a bright ray of hope and a million little dreams. Priceless. Art by Amrita Sarkar
One of the major developments as far as the global economy was concerned in recent times, was the S&P downgrade of U.S.’ debt rating from AAA to AA+. While stock markets world over felt the effect, many questions have been plaguing the commoner’s mind. Deepa Venkatraghvan lists some of these questions and answers them in an easy-to-understand fashion.
In today’s world, money management is not just an important life skill; it is a lifesaving skill. With corporates paying huge amounts as salaries and the younger generation making more money than ever, isn’t it the responsibility of the adult world to teach the little ones how to handle money?, asks Priya Gopal, who feels that it is very important to talk money with children and include Personal Finance as part of school curriculum.
Inflation. We come across the word ever so often in our day to day lives. But have you always been left with a vague understanding of what inflation is and how it works? Then this tutorial is for you. Viswanathan Subramanian demystifies this important economic indicator that is linked in a big way to your hard-earned money.
Dear Reader, It is never easy to talk all about India in one issue. However, what we have done is to earnestly try to bring in as many perspectives as we can in the August 2011 edition of Spark themed, ‘India Decoded’. We have a wide variety of contributions this time too – fiction, non-fiction, poetry, art and photography! And very interesting interviews with four bestselling Indian authors! The bonus this time is the smashing new PDF that we have designed for the issue. It’s a MUST see! Click here to read our issue on the e-reader, ISSUU or to download the PDF.