Varsha’s story captures the conversation between a mother and her teenage son.
Srinivas’s poem suggests that the concept of ‘family’ is embodied in good stories, colourful tapestries, well-orchestrated musical pieces, lovingly prepared food and even, ironically, in one’s sense of identity, which is cobbled together from different sources. The essence of these ‘works’, in turn, is embodied in a human family.
When a short trip home comes to an end and the narrator’s brother begins to pack his bag for the return journey, he realises how much his family still means to him, despite the differences and distance. When the man notices his brother’s sorrow, he gently reminds him how deep bonds of blood run. Anupam pens a poem.
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.
