When you have lived in a place that has touched your soul in ways more than one, your writing of that sublime experience will be nothing less than divine. Balaji Iyer celebrates the spirit of Bangalore, a city that has shown him many things magical. The write-up is a tribute to the May 2011 issue themed ‘My Place, My Soul’.
We sure are not going to play spoilsport by saying what film Yayaati Joshi has picked to revisit and share his personal view. Since we say film, you may have already guessed which theme this piece has set out to honour. Yayaati’s article is written to celebrate the spirit of the June 2011 issue, ‘Movie Magic’.
What if humans are no longer what they actually are? What if there is no earth but only E-2 or Etu or Earth-2? What if ‘Love’ is no longer a word that exists in that planet? What if one of the inhabitants discovered the word ‘Love’ by sheer accident? ‘From Etu with Love’ is Preeti Madhusudhan’s answer to these questions. Preeti’s story is her take in conveying the essence of Spark’s July 2011 issue themed ‘Tying the Knot – Weddings and Marriages’.
Here are few words that provide plenty of inspiration. R.Seshan’s poem, motivating and awakening every Indian, is a rich tribute to the August 2011 theme, ‘India Decoded’.
Deepa Venkatraghvan pays a tribute to the September 2011 issue themed ‘All about Money!’ through an article that tells you how your money has fared over the two years that Spark has existed. Don’t miss the tips she has to offer based on the lessons learnt from the trends.
Varsha Sreenivasan likens Indian culture to an ocean that opens its arms wide and accepts all the rivers that flow into it. The rivers are the many artists who chart their own courses and dissolve in this ocean. In an essay celebrating the October 2011 issue themed ‘The Culture of India – a Tribute’, she plots the journey of three great men, and shares their words of wisdom.
Gear up for a colourful fashion parade. Amrita Sarkar splashes sparkling and vibrant colours across your screen to celebrate the Fashion aspect of our November 2011 theme, ‘Exploring the Five Fs—Food, Fashion, Fiction, Friendship and Fun’.
The idea of Nuovo Spark would not be new for the old reader. For the uninitiated, it is Jeevanjyoti’s avatar of the present-day Spark many centuries from now or more precisely, the revived version of Spark post what he calls the Big Crisis, after which the world transitions to a totally new way of living. Get ready to travel to the future. Jeevanjyoti Chakraborty writes a short story to represent the December 2011 issue themed ‘Time Machine’.