Hello, dear reader. As the winter chills settle in, Spark presents to you the November 2011 issue: ‘Exploring the Five Fs – Fashion, Food, Fiction, Friendship, Fun.’ The issue features a wonderful mix of non-fiction, poetry, photography, two guest columns and three very special interviews, featuring three people who are quietly stealing the show online in three different areas: food, fashion and fiction. We hope you enjoy the issue!
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.
Sailaja, a popular Indian food blogger,speaks to Anupama Krishnakumar about cooking, healthy meals and recent trends in terms of food preferences.
Spark presents Jasleen of the duo at Fashion Bombay, one of India’s top fashion blogs, in conversation with Vani Viswanathan about the Indian designer scene, fashion trends and the local blogging scene.
What does heaven look like? Anuj Agarwal, a motorbike fanatic, found his in Jaipur, at a bike builder’s workshop.
If you don’t care for what you eat, your money will probably not stay with you, say Mahesh’s photographs.
Infosys founder N.R.Narayana Murthy’s recent statement about the quality of students entering the IITs created quite a stir. In this context, Priya Gopal raises a pertinent question – do school children eat healthy and nutritious food? The unfortunate answer is No. Read on.
For most of us, a selfless concept of love is not acceptable – that’s really not fun. We cannot think of love without thinking of ourselves, says John Ptacek, as he goes on to elaborate how true love is one where you are not. Read on to know why he says there should be no ‘you’ in love.
There’s nothing that could be more delightful for a book lover than curling up with a good work of fiction. Vibha Sharma lists and reviews ten must-read novels that captured her interest and imagination for various reasons. It’s story time, folks!