10.30am: Monitor Lizard and Other Stories by K P Purnachandra Tejasvi. Translated by Dr Srinivasa Gowda K M

 

Rajeswari Tejasvi, Dr K M Srinivasa Gowda and Prof B N Sriram will be present.

 

12 noon Kannada translation of John Berger’s ‘Ways of Seeing’ by Anilkumar H A

Ten Business Lessons From Under the Sea by Guhesh Ramanathan

The Key to the Panchaloha Box by Deepa Tekur

1.30 Lunch

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About Peak Platform: Peak Platform is a UK based publisher operating from the Peak District National Park in the English countryside. Geraldine Rose and Sridhara A S are the founders of Peak Platform and of the Peak Literary Festival in the UK and Kadalu in India and were running an independent bookshop in the UK before starting their publishing venture.

About Kadalu:Kadalu is an Indian publisher and launched its first title ‘Gandhi From Monu to Mahatma’, an English translation of Central Sahitya Academy award winning Kannada title ‘Paapu Gandhi Gandhi Bapu Aada Kathe’ by Bolwar Mahamad Kunhi in Feb 2011. Kadalu is representing some of the finest Indian writers and presenting their works to an international market and bringing some of the best world writing to Indian languages. About Monitor Lizard and other Stories by K P Purnachandra Tejasvi Tejasvi is a unique Indian writer, and a prominent and popular writer in the Kannada language. Greatly influenced by the Socialist movement, his writings are deeply political in their body and soul. Tejasvi treats common people and circumstances as the primordial premise and decisive core of his writings and overcomes basic questions regarding life, human relationship, caste, class and other civil institutions. His sensibility is enriched due to his interaction with other fields of cultural expression like photography, painting and music. Greatly influenced by the Socialist movement, his writings are deeply political in their body and soul. Tejasvi treats common people and circumstances as the primordial premise and decisive core of his writings and overcomes basic questions regarding life, human relationship, caste, class and other civil institutions. His sensibility is enriched due to his interaction with other fields of cultural expression like photography, painting and music. All through his life and writing, Tejasvi was engaged with nature which surpasses all kinds of hierarchies. Can we call Tejasvi an Eco-Socialist? I have no doubts whatsoever. Tejasvi has offered us new insights through his writings that can be framed as ‘metaphysics of the mundane.’ It is the identity, grace, dignity and authenticity of every being that forms this metaphysics, However, he does it with the intensity and quest of a time traveller who is in search of the core essence of the universe. This has obviously formed the canvas of and the strength of a visionary. This book, a translation of ’Parisarada Kathe’ is the fruition of this vision. M S Ashadevi Monitor Lizard and other Stories Author: K P Purnachandra Tejasvi Translated by Srinivasa Gowda K M Publisher: Kadalu ISBN: 9781907219658, 199 pages Format: Paperback Rs 225 About ‘Noduva Bage’ by John Berger John Berger’s 1972 television series and the book based on the series revolutionised how we view images, accusing high art of complicity in social, economic and gender inequality. It also challenged what Berger saw as the ‘undemocratic culture’ of museums and galleries. Noduva Bage Author: John Berger Translated by Anil Kumar H A Publisher: Kadalu ISBN: 9781907219610, 176 pages, 250 illustrations Format: Paperback Price: Rs 225 About ‘The Key to the Panchaloha Box’ In a world where turning a blind eye to the truth is the convenient norm, Kay Kashyap is the unintentional exception. Kay’s quest takes her on a whirlwind journey through ancient myths and beliefs and the truth hidden under layers of lies and deceit. A simle question turns into a life threatening nightmare, and the answers are lost in the ruins of time. She has no choice but to dig out the truth from her ancestors’ manuscript before she is found. Set in some of the oldest temples in India, rich in history and controversy, she unravels the mystery surrounding the Kashyap family and their illustrious past. The Key to the Panchaloha Box Author: Deepa Tekur Publisher: Jumping Fish ISBN: 9781907219597, 290 pages Format: Paperback Price: Rs 250 About ‘Scuba Sutras: Ten Business Lessons from Under the Sea’ All over the world, leaders and executives are increasingly being called upon to lead their teams into unfamiliar, untested and occasionally, unstable territory. To face this challenge they need effective strategies, tools and techniques for guiding their teams forward with greater confidence. The scuba sutras combine experiences gathered from over twenty years of working in challenging business environments, with fifteen years of recreational scuba diving (much needed to balance the drudgery of working in challenging business environments!) into ten wild and an extraordinarily informative series of lessons for anyone who is struggling to manage their own challenges at work. By looking at business environments through a scuba diver\’s mask, you will be able to examine and understand your own organization, and explore and implement the best practices needed for building your career and growth. Scuba Sutras: Ten Business Lessons from Under the Sea Author: Guhesh Ramanathan Publisher: Peakpublish ISBN: 9781907219580, 180 pages Format: Paperback Price: Rs 225  ]]>