In an interview to Spark, Raksha Bharadia, author, talks about her book on parenting, ‘Roots and Wings’ and some important aspects of childhood and parenting in today’s world. Anupama Krishnakumar listens in.
Kalpana Sharma, independent journalist and columnist, gets talking about the Indian society’s attitude towards girl children and social issues such as female foeticide. Excerpts from her interview to Anupama Krishnakumar.
Where are we headed as a species inhabiting Planet Earth? It doesn’t take much time to realize that we are walking steadfast into ruin – our actions are having a debilitating effect on the environment, we all know it, but are we doing anything about it? Vani Viswanathan chats with Bhavani Prakash, environment activist and founder, Eco WALK the Talk, on whether there is any hope for our future on this planet – and maybe there is.
The Gangetic Dolphin is India’s National Aquatic Animal. It is listed as an endangered species in the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s List of Threatened Species. More information and an interview with Bhavani Prakash follow.
In an interview to Spark, Dr. Michael Petraglia talks on what it means to be an archaeologist, his work in India and also shares his opinion about the archaeological and cultural heritage of India.
In a quick chat with Spark, Suchitra Karthik Kumar talks about what fun means to her and what she enjoys doing!
In a quick conversation with Spark, renowed Carnatic vocalist, S.Sowmya, tells us about the qualities she expects in her students, what she has learnt from her revered Gurus and many more interesting aspects concerning music. Catch the conversation here.
Geeta Ramanujam, Director, Kathalaya, Bangalore, talks about how she began using stories as a teaching aid and why stories are very relevant in education and de-stressing. Read about these and more in her interview to Spark.
Isn’t it true that life has so many little yet valuable lessons to offer through various personal experiences and through the people we get to meet during the course of our lives? In an interview to Spark, writer and journalist, Sathya Saran, tells us about the people she has met and the lessons that she has learnt from life over the years. Read on.