In an interview to Spark, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni talks about her writing journey, her books and shares some advice for aspiring authors, among many other things. This is our special interview of the month. Excerpts from her interview to Anupama krishnakumar.
Here’s a tale of a woman and her man, both deeply in love. A short story by Manali Rohinesh.
Amrita Sarkar depicts the different stages in a woman’s life through her painting.
Local trains in Mumbai are notorious across the world for their crazy crowds. They’re an institution, really. Balaji Iyer personifies the famed Mumbai ‘locals’ and gives us an insider’s perspective on what getting into a train in the morning entails and how one can survive without getting delayed, thrown out or run over!
Love, innocent, free of tangles and straightforward. Here’s a simple tale of love that blossoms between Vishnu and Keerti by the shore, near the temple, when they’re on their bicycles. Short story by Shreya Ramachandran.
In an interview to Spark, Karthik Kumar talks about Sideways Training and the work they do. Vani Viswanathan listens in.
Windows – Maheswaran Sathiamoorthy takes up an interesting concept to explore through photography for the theme ‘As you Like it.’
She has the answer ready but he never asks the question. Poetry is born as the woman speaks out her fears and the truth. Here’s a poem by Sharanya Retnakumar.
In an interview to Spark, Abha Iyengar talks about her poems, stories and writing in general. Catch her interesting replies to Anupama Krishnakumar’s questions here.