Spark is TEN years old! The driving force behind Spark’s successful completion of ten years is passion. So we thought the theme #DrivenByPassion would be apt to celebrate Spark’s tenth anniversary. This special issue includes interviews, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, photography and art that highlight how our lives are shaped by passion.
The kind of passion that Subhashini Chandramani demonstrates for botanical art is incredible. Catch our interview with this botanical artist who weaves magic with her Garden Art!
The passion and resolve that two people demonstrate in achieving a big dream eventually leads them to the eureka moment. M. Mohankumar pens a poem.
Don’t miss this fun and spirited interview with Ameya and Pallavi, creators and hosts of the podcast Fat.So? in which they tell us about all the exciting things they do on body positivity through their podcast.
How does passion appear in a photographer’s lens? Sriram tells us tales of passion he’s captured in his travels across the country.
Shikhandin writes an ode to the selfless (and endless) work of doctors and nurses in hospitals.
Chandramohan Nair writes about his acquaintance with a man from a small village in Bihar, who makes him ponder about passion, the purpose of life, and thwarted potential.
We catch up with Ranjani Krishnakumar, writer and marketer, about her passion for films and what it means to review movies!
Girija Murali pays a tribute to Muzoon Almellehan and the passion the young girl shows for her cause, calling her The Giver. Girija has titled the painting as Karna, and the work is part of her ‘Mahila Bharat’ series of paintings.