This is an issue that takes a break from our usual themes and goes totally freestyle! Catch our contributors present themes close to their hearts through fiction, non-fiction, photography and poetry. Don’t miss our special interview with author, Meghna Pant. The Lounge has a book review of Jeet Thayil’s Narcopolis and a discussion on an interesting Tamil Movie in the Storyboard section. We hope you enjoy this edition and as always, we look forward to hearing from you on what you thought about Spark this month. Do send us your comments to feedback@sparkthemagazine.com. Click here to access the September 2013 issue on our e-reader, ISSUU.
In an interview to Yayaati Joshi, Meghna Pant, bestselling author of ‘Happy Birthday!’ and ‘One & a Half Wife’, shares her thoughts on being a literary fiction writer, her writerly journey and fiction-writing trends in India.
A tree within a painting on the wall of a bar sparks a question inside the narrator’s mind. Abhishek Tiwari writes a poem.
Very often, complacence makes way into a relationship between two people. Prashila Naik captures a few moments in the lives of a man and a woman through a short story.
A table, a man and a woman and the special relationship that exists between the three – Ramya Sethuraman’s story reveals more.
A couple in love, and yearning to be together, are unfortunately unable to do so due to worldly constraints. Vinita Agrawal pens a poem on the ‘astrologically aligned’ pair.
Sujata leads a rather uninteresting life as the rich-man’s wife until things take a turn at one of those ‘yet another’ social gatherings. Debleena Roy’s work of fiction tells Sujata’s story
Losing your wallet isn’t a very pleasant experience, especially when it’s loaded with money and other important things. Mohankumar’s poem describes how he imagines someone would lift a purse off an unsuspecting person.
The lives and beauty of the critters that exist around us. AM Aravind captures the magic in his photographs.