What do Shrek and Junagadh have in common? Layers. Beneath the dust and neglect today, lies a city with a rich tapestry of history and architecture spanning the ancient to the modern times. Priyadarshini D explores the sights and sounds of Junagadh that greeted her over one afternoon, leaving her hungry for more.
Abhay and Gaurav, two men far from their comfort zones, realise they live in two different Indias.
The oriental view of India has been that of a land of mysteries and mystics. This poem by Parminder Singh takes one into the world of mysticism where the lines between the spiritual and the material vanish, giving a glimpse of the transcendental experience lived by the narrator.
Parth Pandya, a ‘foreign return’, is befuddled with driving on Indian roads.
Maids are an indispensable part of the Indian household. Anupama Krishnakumar’s story is about the equation a woman has shared with two maids at two different points in her life.
Rishitha Shetty writes a poem about Tiger Dancing, an important and much-celebrated tradition of coastal Karnataka.
Childhood is a time of exploration and coming to terms with adults’ norms. Anita N S writes a story that describes a child navigating the confusions of Indian society that both accepts and rejects a certain group of people.
Get set to go into the magical world of fiction with Spark’s July issue themed “Tell a Tale”! The issue has ten stories that will transport you to lives of people old, young, happy, confused, celebrated or rejected by the world around them.
Jan aspires to do something different in her life that would help her feel more human than she does now. Harnidh’s story is about Jan’s endeavours to achieve her motive.