A seven year young magazine and proud recipient of a national award in the tri-lingual category, was formally launched on the 9th of April 2012.
During one of the conversations, the then VMS President was having with her team on image-building of VMS, publishing a quarterly magazine was one among the many other suggestions. The name Spark wasn’t decided then. It was decided to get this from the members of the Samiti. Many suggestions poured in and the name SPARK was chosen.
The first team of Spark comprised of the VMS executive committee, Mr Satyendra , Mrs Vani Deshikachar , Mr Lalan Kumar, Ms Namita and Mr Gopal. Subsequently, from the third issue, the team comprised of the president -VMS as Editor in Chief, Mr Satyendra , Mrs Vani Deshikachar, Mr Gopal , Ms Namita and Ms Maneesha. The editorial team also added Mrs. Savitry and Mrs. Suguna.
Mrs. Lata Choudhary handed over the charge to Mrs. Bindoo Mohapatra, who was the Editor in Chief for five years.
Mrs. Sarada Rath took charge as the Editor in Chief, in November 2018. The team further expanded. Four representatives were identified in each region to increase the reach of spark as well as to source from every VSP family.
Spark is a quarterly magazine published by VMS. It is an in-house magazine by, of and for the VIZAG steel family.
“Reaching Out” was a two page feature (now four pages) where the Social and Community development activities are reported. Other features include -
Most of the spark issues are theme based, which makes it interesting for the writer and the reader too. Spark started with a purpose to project all the good work being done by VMS and to give a platform to share literary skills. Today, it has reached far and wide, connecting people from then and now and suddenly feels like one big joint family spread all over the globe. Spark is a baby, who was always restless to grow up soon and wanting to add variety to her persona!
Regarding Spark Editions and to get your write-ups featured in future editions, don't hesitate, please reach out to our Spark Team.