With groups across the country threatening to get dating couples married off or have them change faith, relax and revel in Spark’s Romance issue! This month, it’s a fiction and poetry special exploring so many facets of romance that range from love and fantasy to the downright real. We also have a special interview on two campaigns that are encouraging discussions around redefining love. Read on!
It’s with a sort of dazed excitement that we’re writing this letter to you, readers! We simply can’t believe we’re turning five! We have had a roller coaster ride thinking of themes every month, working with our lovely contributors, reading, enjoying and discussing their contributions with them, and finally managing to put out every issue on the fifth of the month! Thank you, dearest readers of Spark, for your support through all these years. We grow stronger with every view, every share and every comment from you. We look forward to giving you many more issues of Spark in the coming years!
We are happy and proud to present the December 2014 issue of Spark. This is our 60th monthly issue and this edition celebrates the people without whom Spark wouldn’t have come this far. Yes, we celebrate the contributor and feature interviews with ten of Spark’s most published contributors. Anupama Krishnakumar writes the introductory note to this special issue.
It’s November and we can’t believe how fast time has flown this year! We hope you had a lovely festive season. We are pleased to present to you the November 2014 issue of Spark on the theme ‘Childhood’. The word childhood evokes fond memories and the joys that a child can bring while also making one ponder about parenting, particularly in today’s world. This issue presents many of these perspectives to you, dear reader, including an interview with children’s author Anu Kumar and a Social Lens feature on providing therapy to Child Sexual Abuse survivors. Click here to access the November 2014 issue on the e-reader, ISSUU.
We are pleased to present to you, the October 2014 issue of Spark that explores the theme ‘Desire’. A very fascinating theme, isn’t it? We promise you will agree with us more when you check out the stories, poetry, essays, art and photography we have for you this month. It’s a lovely spread that is reflective and thought-provoking at the same time, weaving in different facets of Desire – ranging from simple to materialistic to spiritual. Don’t miss this issue!
As temperatures cool and the season of festivities begins, Spark is delighted to present to you our ‘Mosaic’ edition! In this exciting potpourri, you will find some wonderful poetry and fiction, some beautiful art and photography, and non-fiction. We hope you enjoy the issue!
We are thoroughly excited to share the August 2014 issue of Spark with you.This month’s theme, ‘Freedom’, is one of the loveliest that we have worked on. We have a brilliant set of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, art and photography exploring ‘Freedom’ and also a must-read interview with National Award-winning film critic, Baradwaj Rangan featured in The Lounge.
What’s life like without conversations? The spoken or unspoken kinds? The real or the imaginary variety? Our July issue explores this wonderful topic with beautiful fiction, poetry and non-fiction. Grab a cuppa and settle down with this issue – we guarantee you a treat!
This month we decided to take a break from the serious and go easy! The June issue, therefore, is a celebration of fun, laughter and smiles. We present to you a line up of fiction, poetry, art and photography that explore the theme, Mirth, in different and not to mention, very interesting ways. Here’s to the lighter side of life. Click here to access the June issue on the e-reader, ISSUU.