A bandit who steals the dreams of people who lucid dream – a kind of dreaming where one retains significant control over the flow of the dream. Read on as Jeevanjyoti Chakraborty reveals who steals these dreams and why the bandit is up to it. Meet some interesting characters including Mr. Mann, a teacher of lucid dreaming, and his students Natasha, Robin and Bincuus along the way!
Just like Alice, some of us dream too, of going down a big black hole – something as dark as the rabbit hole, the darkness signifying the uncertainty ahead. Art by Amrita Sarkar.
Does the government, in the name of development, have the right to squash the dreams of thousands? Bijesh Krishnadas ponders about this in light of recent developments in Bengaluru, India.
Kamali is into her eighth month of pregnancy and is at her parents’ place for her delivery. On one of the weekend evening walks with her Dad in the beach, they have an interesting conversation on the dreams parents have for their children. Anupama Krishnakumar scribbles a short story.
Spark asked Margareta about dreams and the role they play in one’s life, and the result – an interesting take on how dreams help you reach your own happy endings in life. Read on to know more.
Do dead dreams have tears? Maybe they do. They walk their long, arduous journey to the pool of deserted life and cry their tears dry. All dead dreams lie dormant in that pool; a stray arrow of thought may travel its way through and poke at a dead dream – igniting it to life just for a while and when a dead dream awakes..
Dear Reader,
We are happy to present the June 2010 issue of Spark. The theme is ‘Dreams Unlimited’.
Rashmi Bansal is the author of the bestseller ‘Stay Hungry Stay Foolish’ – the book featuring inspiring stories of 25 IIM Ahmedabad graduates who took to entrepreneurship. Rashmi’s second book, ‘Connect the Dots’ that features inspiring stories of non-MBA entrepreneurs has been published recently. Rashmi writes on youth, entrepreneurship and careers and is also the author of the popular blog Youth Curry (http://youthcurry.blogspot.com). In an interview to Anupama Krishnakumar, Rashmi talks at length about both her books, the Indian market and about JAM (Just Another Magazine – www.jammag.com) – the youth magazine of which she is co-founder and editor. Additionally, don’t miss out on her advice to aspiring entrepreneurs! Excerpts from the interview.
