Are you ready to bid goodbye to 2016? Our issue ‘Letting Go’ will help you as you get set to leave behind the year and get recharged for the new year! Read on for moving, fun and surprising takes on the theme through poetry, fiction and non-fiction.
Movies. They make us laugh. They make us cry. They feed our dreams. They mirror reality. The November 2016 issue of Spark is a take on the magical (or not!) world of movies. Check out our selection of fiction, non-fiction and poetry this month as our writers bring in their perspectives on films.
Unwind with our October 2016 issue that brings to you an assortment of poetry, stories, non-fiction and art on an exciting theme ‘Fun’! The contributions this time bring forth a whole variety of perspectives, pointing out how people perceive fun! We hope you enjoy the issue as much as we did putting it together.
This month, Spark is all about lessons – from school, college, work and life! Our “Pedagogy: On Education and Learning” issue explores the art/science of teaching, education methodologies, and teachers and their experiences. The issue is an interesting mix of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Our feature for the month is an interview with Bindu Subramaniam and Ambi Subramaniam from SaPa, a school that teaches Carnatic and western classical music.
It’s August and as always, we return to our favourite theme “India Decoded” in this issue. Gear up for a variety of interesting ideas and thoughts on India, presented through an exciting line-up of poetry, fiction, non-fiction and photography! From chicken biryani to Bangalore traffic to the practice of employing maids to mysticism, this issue is a delectable mix of the puzzle that India is! We do hope you like this “Independence Day” special edition! Do let us know what you thought of it!
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.
As the country eagerly anticipates the rains to dissipate the heat, let Spark’s June issue help hasten the process! Themed ‘Rains’, this issue’s poetry, fiction and non-fiction will prep you to enjoy the downpours when they finally arrive.
Summer vacations are sure to indulge you in nostalgia about visiting a relative’s home, your parents’, often a grandparent’s. Let Spark take you down that journey once again, with our May issue themed ‘Home’! We hope you enjoy – as much as we did – discovering the many emotions – wonderful, cosy, complex – that home evokes.
As we in India begin our long, treacherous months of summer and horrid heat, let Spark’s April issue help you beat the heat! Our “As you like it” issue brings to you a menu of poetry, non-fiction and fiction that we hope makes you unwind , relax, ponder over or laugh.