Srikanth Suresh Kumar unravels the music behind movies, sharing his personal thoughts and some of his favourite tracks. For once, have music ringing in your ears with the help of words! Read on.
When one thinks of Harry Potter, the acclaimed wizard boy from J.K.Rowling’s ‘Harry Potter’ series, the mind effortlessly conjures the image of a certain bespectacled, serious-looking boy, thanks to the books having been given a visual form through seven brilliant movies. Varsha Sreenivasan writes an interesting conversation featuring Harry and a certain ‘Curious Spark’ who is an excited, curious and die-hard fan of Harry Potter.
Moving images make up a movie. Having said that, how can we forget its precedent – the still images? Sandhya Ramachandran pays a tribute to the photographs through a poem.
Nick, a die-hard ‘Star Wars’ fan has all that he had wanted of life and even more. One fine day, an epiphany occurs and life isn’t the same again. Based on the premise that there is a force that binds the universe, all pervading and omnipresent and that this force can be realised and utilised by a person to his advantage and/or for the community’s benefit or can also be used for dark side or evil, Preeti Madhusudhan writes a story around the popular movie, Star Wars.
Fantasies unleashed. Sayandev Paul writes a poem on the entwined worlds of cinema and reality.
Dear Reader, We are happy to present the May 2011 issue of Spark based on the theme, ‘My Place, My Soul’. Please click on this link to access the May 2011 issue on our e-reader, ISSUU or to download the issue as a PDF. We earnestly hope you will enjoy this edition. Do mail us your feedback at feedback@sparkthemagazine.com
Journeys, Destinations, Memories and More. Yes, that’s really the essence of what the Spark team has produced in response to the theme, ‘My Place, My Soul’. Here we present four personal experiences, each touching gently on the facets we seek to explore through this edition. Journey time, folks!
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.
