Tributaries of Time Imagined Histories Through the Lives of Common People
Details
Oct 09 2022 to Oct 09 2022 11 a.m.
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Where
Bangalore International Centre
7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071
Event Description
In this conversation between writer, Vasudhendra, translator Maithreyi Karnoor, and writer Devi Yesodharan who will moderate the session, we are offered a window into Vasudhendra’s enticingly titled newest publication, the historical novel Tejo Tungabhadra. The novel has been translated from Kannada into English by Maithreyi Karnoor. ‘An essential element of historical fiction is that it is set in the past and pays attention to the manners, social conditions and other details of the depicted period.’ defines the Encyclopaedia Britannica. A critical feature of Tejo Tungabhadra is that the key players are imagined characters, ordinary, common people whose lives are swept by the grand events and social complexities of the time. Spanning two continents, it begins around 1492 when Columbus set sail in search of India, into the period when the Portuguese land in India, take over Goa, and engage with the Vijayanagara empire. The rich fabric of the saga set in Lisbon on the banks of the Tejo, and Hampi, on the banks of the Tungabhadra is woven with love, prejudice, the complex drama of inter-cultural, interreligious interactions, and, the grandeur of court life. The conversation will be followed by a Q&A.
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