SOCIAL LENS | VOICE OF THE MONTH In an interview to Vani Viswanathan, poet-feminist-activist Kutti Revathi opens up on what prompted her to write poetry, her focus on the woman’s body as a means of fighting against the patriarchal Tamil society and her contribution to the Tamil literary space through her publication Panikkudam.
VOICE OF THE MONTH | In an interview to Spark, Jaya Bhattacharji Rose, publishing consultant and columnist talks to Anupama Krishnakumar about interesting trends in the Indian publishing industry including the popularity that commercial fiction is enjoying in India these days, the growing trend of buying books online and the advent of e-books in the Indian market.
In an interview to Spark, popular anchors, Rocky and Mayur, respond to Anupama Krishnakumar’s questions on their show ‘Highway On My Plate’ (HOMP), the book, food, their experiences on the road and dream trips. Don’t miss this interview!
In an interview to Spark, Rakesh Raghunathan, Director of PetaWrap shares some interesting thoughts on his journey with his entrepreneurial venture, including the inspiration for PetaWrap, the research that goes into it, future plans and some advice for aspiring entrepreneurs. Anupama Krishnakumar listens in.
Keerthi Kiran, Co-founder, Grassroutes, speaks to Vani Viswanathan about how Grassroutes began, how the journey has been and how the effort has evolved over the years, among other things. Catch the conversation here.
Speaking to Anupama Krishnakumar, Kamakshi and Vishala, founders of The Sound Space, share their musical journey that has strived to make a difference to many lives. Ladies and Gentlemen, here’s a short and sweet interview with the Music Sisters!
One of Spark’s core defining factors has been the columns and interviews we have published in all our issues over the last two years. This exercise has been an immensely rewarding and a spectacular learning experience for us in many ways, including but definitely not limited to gaining a deeper understanding of how people approach their areas of expertise, realising that it is their passion, intelligence, persistence and a certain humility that has taken them to where they are today, and of course, receiving our biggest reward—that of Wisdom – that’s something we have received in copious amounts during our interactions. We felt nothing would be a more befitting tribute to all the wonderful people who agreed to share their thoughts with us than bringing out a compilation of the best of our conversations. Not to mention, a small gift to all our dear readers who have read and supported us through the last two years. Ladies and gentlemen, presenting joyfully —the best of what they said.
Some of the featured personalities of 2011 share their thoughts on Spark and convey their good wishes on the second anniversary.
Indira Chandrasekhar, editor of Out of Print, talks about writing fiction, the Indian fiction scene and finally, about running Out of Print itself. Anupama Krishnakumar listens in.