On two separate visits to Tenali in Andhra Pradesh, a young man comes face-to-face with inconvenient truths that still define India. Pravin Vemuri tells the story.
Parameswaran Krishna fondly narrates the discussion he had with KP Balakrishnan, who served in the Indian postal department in the sixties. He delightfully shares some exciting stories about the Telegram, which has now become a thing of the past.
Riots are black marks on the history of a country – the potholes on its road to success. But the human spirit is the saving grace. Rajlakshmi Pillai pens a poem on two dimensions of Indianness in the aftermath of a riot.
Get set for a musical treat this July with Spark’s ‘Musical Musings’ issue! Sit back and relax to enjoy melody in the form of poetry, fiction, photography and non-fiction. We are also delighted to present a delectable interview with musician par excellence Sanjay Subrahmanyan, where the star dazzles us with his wit and knowledge. Read on for a musical extravaganza.
Catch Sanjay Subrahmanyan, one of the foremost Carnatic musicians of our time, in a crisp-as-Kalyani and deep-as-Bhairavi conversation with Bhargavi Chandrasekharan.
The title says it all! Hari Ravikumar writes a piece laced with humour and a fine dose of South Indian classical music.
The charm of the crucial beat, the indispensable rhythm captured in a poem by Bakul Banerjee.
Vani laments the poor levels of discovering new music that’s been the state of affairs for the last few years.
It’s music that comes to the rescue of a person stranded in the middle of a thick traffic jam and bogged down by frustration. Parth Pandya captures the moments of musical escape in a poem.