In an interview to Anupama Krishnakumar, Amish Tripathi demystifies everything about ‘The Immortals of Meluha’ – from how the idea was born to the actual writing to how he smartly marketed his book. And there’s more too. It’s an interview you can’t afford to miss!
In an interview to Anupama Krishnakumar, Preeti Shenoy gets talking about both her books, their roaring success, her blog and of course what she is most popular for among her readers, her thoughts on life! Catch the interesting conversation here!
Want to have a good laugh and giggle a bit? Then all you got to do is to read this interview! And when you are done, you will realize that there’s a smile or a grin on your face! There’s lot of humour, a little bit of thought and tons of attitude waiting for your out there! Just go and grab it! Kartik Iyengar answers Anupama Krishnakumar’s questions in the same jolly-good feel that his first book bursts with!
Spark’s July 2011 issue features a different kind of ‘Voices of the Month’ – three people, who, through their art, portray the beauty of weddings and marriages. Spark is proud to feature the works of Usha Shantharam, an artist based in Bangalore, and Oormila Vijayakrishnan Prahlad, cartoonist/painter, as well as an interview with Maniyarasan Rajendran, a photographer specializing in wedding photography.
In an interview to Spark, Maniyarasan Rajendran, photographer, gets talking about wedding photography and what fascinates him about it. And of course, we showcase some of the wedding photographs he has clicked as well! Interview by Sandhya Ramachandran.
Come on, stop cribbing about marriage and look at these cartoons. Really, married life can be so much fun! Oormila Vijayakrishnan Prahlad’s cartoon strips are sure to leave you laughing away!
Paintings on weddings by Usha Shantharam, a Bangalore-based artist. Usha is one of our Voices of the Month.
Spark’s ‘Writer of the Month’, Jai Arjun Singh, is a freelance writer and journalist based in Delhi. He writes a fortnightly film column for Yahoo! India and has also written for Business Standard, The Hindu, Tehelka, The Sunday Guardian, Outlook and The Hindustan Times, among other publications. His book about the film ‘Jaane bhi do Yaaro’ was published by Harper Collins India in 2010. He has also edited an anthology of film writing, ‘The Popcorn Essayists: What Movies do to Writers’, for Tranquebar. In an interview to Spark, he gets talking about his thoughts on cinema, his blog and his books. Interview by Anupama Krishnakumar.
What does Calcutta or Kolkata mean to Bishwanath Ghosh? The writer offers an interesting perspective on his relationship with the city. Not just that, Ghosh has something to add about the place he has lived in over the last ten years – Chennai. Chennai, he says is like his wife, and Kolkata, his mistress. More, in this special column for Spark. Bishwanath Ghosh is our Writer of the Month.