Dear Reader,
We are happy to present the August 2010 Issue of Spark. The theme is ‘India Decoded.’
Shantanu Bhagwat is the author of the popular blog Satyameva Jayate where he discusses Indian politics, history and religion. He is a graduate in Computer Engineering and also holds an MBA from London Business School where he was a Chevening Scholar. He has also been a part of the Indian Foreign Service. A political activist by choice, Shantanu now divides his time between India and the U.K. He is now working with early stage companies and on ideas to improve political systems and governance in India. And he has a message: “Get Interested. Get Informed. Get Involved.”, he says, “Contribute, support and spread the word; Contribute with your skills and your ideas. Join us in reclaiming India!”
Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik is a medical doctor by education. Mythology is his passion. He is the author of the popular books ‘Myth = Mithya : A Handbook of Indian Mythology’ and ‘Book of Ram’, both published by Penguin India. His columns also appear in different magazines and newspapers. To know more about Devdutt, visit his website http://devdutt.com
Deepa Venkatraghvan is a Chartered Accountant and was the Personal Finance editor at web18 (www.moneycontrol.com). She is also the author of the CNBC-TV18 Bestsellers “Everything you ever wanted to know about investing” (which was later updated and released as, “Everything you wanted to know about investing in difficult times”) and “What your financial agent will tell you and why you shouldn’t listen”.
Anita Nair is the author of the bestsellers ‘The Better Man’, ‘Ladies Coupe’ and ‘Mistress’. She has also authored a non-fiction collection ‘Goodnight and God Bless’ published by Penguin in 2008. Her latest book, ‘Lessons in forgetting’ was published by Harper Collins in January 2010. To know Anita more, visit her website http://anitanair.net
It’s the Mother who does the talking here, about her own children and those who came to her and became her own. She tells you she is a Kaleidoscope, one with colourful little pieces that come together to form beautiful patterns. P.R.Viswanathan mixes prose and poetry to talk about the greatness of his motherland, India, tracing her journey over centuries.
Vani Viswanathan talks about how living abroad enabled her to learn more about her home country.
Think Singapore, think clean roads, efficiency, and… fines. So when a Singaporean visited India, what happened? Eugenia Koh, who recently visited Delhi, Agra, Udaipur and Jaipur, shares more about her trip – in typical Singapore style! Text and pictures by Eugenia Koh.
