This month, get ready to travel to new realms created through a delightful collection of fiction, non-fiction and poetry! The November 2015 issue themed ‘Wonderland’, we are sure, will be a thrilling journey for you as our writers take you to fascinating and mysterious worlds through their words. We hope you enjoy this issue!
This October, we celebrate a beautiful, personal and heartwarming art form – the handwritten letter. The tradition of writing letters by hand is, unfortunately, getting increasingly sidelined in an era where emails, SMS and social media are dominating our communication. The warmth that a handwritten letter brings is indeed special and it is this warmth that we have attempted to capture in this issue. We present a delightful selection of fiction, non-fiction and poetry that celebrate the handwritten letter in multiple ways. We earnestly hope that this edition inspires you to take up a pen and paper and write to a loved one and in the process, rediscover the joys that only a handwritten letter can bring.
Enjoy a freewheeling issue of Spark this month, with our ‘Kaleidoscope’ issue! This month, we have a wonderful mix of poetry, non-fiction and fiction that span a wide range of topics under the sun. We hope you enjoy reading through the issue! Cover Image by Neha Doshi.
This August, we return to one of our favourite topics on Spark – Indianness. A wonderful mix of poetry, fiction and non-fiction that touches upon the various colours, emotions and characteristics of India awaits you! And when we talk India and its ambitions, how can we miss the wonderful Dr. Kalam – read our tribute to the man who shaped thoughts and ignited the minds of thousands of India’s children. We hope you enjoy the eclectic mix of thoughts and stories that this issue holds.
Get set for a musical treat this July with Spark’s ‘Musical Musings’ issue! Sit back and relax to enjoy melody in the form of poetry, fiction, photography and non-fiction. We are also delighted to present a delectable interview with musician par excellence Sanjay Subrahmanyan, where the star dazzles us with his wit and knowledge. Read on for a musical extravaganza.
Hello there! It’s an understatement if we said that we are super-excited about this issue! It’s our first ever Fiction Special in the five-and-a-half years since Spark’s inception in 2010 and wow, putting it together has indeed been lot of fun! We have stories that are spooky, funny, racy, thought-provoking, reflective, romantic, surreal and what not’ featured in this edition. All we can say is just dip into it and savour each of the 13 stories that we have lined up for you this month. You are going to enjoy it!
Presenting to you the Spark May 2015 issue, “As you like it!” Read on for a smorgasbord of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and remotely enjoy the season of festivities in Kerala through splendid photography. We hope there’s something for you to enjoy Spark as you like it!
As summer sets in, we are bringing you exotic tales from across the world! Our April issue, ‘Beyond India: From around the world’ is full of ideas, stories, photographs, views and magical moments from lands afar. Read on!
We are happy to present to you Spark’s March issue “Woman: Facets and Forms”. A fiction and poetry special, we have truly explored myriad perspectives of what a woman could be, ranging from mythological fiction to letters to the future to poetry about a woman about to give birth. We are also proud to present a feature on a programme by the ICRW called Parivartan, that aims to reduce gender-based violence by working working with men and boys through cricket!