Venkatesh Krishnamoorthy, co-founder of a funding organisation, Social Investment Foundation of India, talks about the importance of reaching out to women to put India on a definite track to development.
What’s a story without happy beginnings and happy endings? A lot, argues Vani Viswanathan, using Japanese author Haruki Murakami as an example.
Yayaati Joshi faces the same troubles with his mail box like most of us – spam mails that announce him as a winner of everything from millions of dollars to plethora of enticing gadgets. Initially having been misled smartly into reading them, he has now learnt a bit more than just ignoring such mails. He now knows how to have his share of perverted fun – a happy beginning indeed to addressing spamming troubles! Read on, you are sure to smile away.
Pregnancy is an interesting journey for parents-to-be, an amalgamation of so many incidents, emotions and feelings. It’s something that spawns an entire range of new beginnings and is a phase that ends happily with the arrival of the new-born. With a child, life is never the same again and a brand new journey begins. Parth Pandya captures the happy beginnings and happy endings of this phase in an interesting piece.
It’s Spark’s second anniversary edition and the 25th issue – a very proud moment for us. Anupama Krishnakumar chronicles the journey of this creative pursuit over the last two years and tells you what it feels like to have run an effort like this along with a wonderful co-editor and a super-talented team. Anupama’s piece is a reflection of the January 2012 edition, the 25th issue’s theme, ‘Celebrating 25 Issues of Spark’.
Bijesh Krishnadas traces his journey as a book lover, right from the time when it all began. Join him in his journey down memory lane, as he pays a tribute to the March 2010 issue themed, ‘Down the Memory Lane’.
What began as an effort to divert the mind that was tired of routine cooking is now Ramya Shankar’s favourite hobby. In a piece that conveys the essence of the April 2010 issue, ‘Food and Travel’, Ramya shares the joys of baking and the many incidents that have marked her baking journey.
Do you think teachers are always the ones who impart knowledge? If you do, think again. Priya Gopal feels that there’s a lot to learn from children too and these are lessons for life. In a tribute to the September 2010 issue themed ‘Learning and Life’s Lessons’, Priya lists 10 important lessons she has learnt from children including her own students.
Pork – that’s the clue to the funny piece that you are going to read. Be sure to laugh a bit as Anuj Agarwal sets out to narrate some incidents from a travel experience. His piece reflects the essence of the October 2010 theme, ‘Fun’.