Hari’s photos from his travels in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana show the extraordinary courage, hope and determination of the local women as they go about their lives.
Get a glimpse of a woman researching in a highly-specialised domain and the space around her. Bakul Banerjee writes a poem on a woman scientist researching theories of plate tectonics.
A mother and her teenaged daughter reflect on how the Indian society views educated urban women today, based on print and TV ads that they have recently seen. Vani Viswanathan tracks their conversation.
Life often gets us down to a point we can longer function. Everything seems to be drag us further into the mire. We struggle to operate. But, despite the wallowing, we survive and finally tomorrow seems hopeful. Barbara Gurney writes a poem on a woman who is struggling but has the willpower to reach out to help and take hold of her life.
Parth Pandya tells the story of three working women, disparate from each other, but subject to common societal norms.
February is here and it’s time for public proclamations of romance! Spark’s February issue themed ‘Matters of the Heart’ joins in the trend but you will see that our issue has quite a different take on romance and relationships! Our stories, poetry and non-fiction explore the funny, quirky, sad and difficult matters of the heart.
There are no rules about love or lust and no paths that define what should happen or when should it happen. Nida writes a poem on an affair of the heart.
Misery loves company. When the misery is caused by a breakup, company is what you need. It can be food, alcohol or friends. Our chap here, finds unusual company. Raghu Sarangarajan tells you about the company and the story behind the shared misery.
