Set in Bombay, ‘The Doctor’s Word’, is the story of Dr. Ramaswamy, a big man with a big heart – a doctor whose golden words meant so much to many people. Whatever the problem – he would say ‘nothing wrong, man’ – words that had the magical power of healing. P.R.Viswanathan tells you the doctor’s story through Vishnu. Read on.
From Chitrahaar and Rangoli to Backstreet Boys and Boyzone to Led Zeppelin and Metallica, Bijesh Krishnadas traces the journey of his music tastes over the years.
Dear Reader,
We are happy to present the March 2010 issue of Spark. The theme is ‘Down the Memory Lane’.
Arun Vaidyanathan, filmmaker, is the director of the critically acclaimed Tamil feature film,’ Achchamundu! Achchamundu!’ (There’s fear! There’s fear!) that deals with the burning issue of child abuse. He also has many award-winning short films to his credit. In an interview to Spark, Arun Vaidyanathan tells Anupama Krishnakumar about his journey as a filmmaker – right from his inspirations, memories of his early
filmmaking years and his stint in the Tamil television industry, to the making of ‘Achachamundu! Achchamundu!’ and memorable moments while directing his debut feature film.
A man reflects over a beautiful relationship that he shares with a woman, as unassuming and simple as he is. She is not near him but her memories fill his moments as he sits in a restuarant. Sridhar Thiagarajan takes you through the tender moments of the relationship.
Photographs that will surely bring back fond memories. Pictures by Maheswaran Sathiamoorthy.
