
Bharathipura
OUP India (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 7. April 2011
Book
Hardback
312 pages
978-0-19-807048-1 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1973, Bharathipura reveals U.R. Ananthamurthy's (b.1932) lifelong preoccupation with moving beyond caste and class interests in a modern society. Set in contemporary India, Bharathipura revolves around the life of an 'enlightened' modern Indian, Jagannatha, who in order to get rid of his personal burdens commits a 'scandalous' act. His attempt to take 'untouchables' into the local Manjunatha temple exposes the complexities of the caste system and the myth of social justice in modern India. Further, the novel brings to light how the contemporary world recreates and reconstructs the past to protect hierarchical structures prevalent across societies, and also portrays the altering destinies of individuals and communities. In Susheela Punitha's hands, the translation retains the cultural and linguistic ambience of the Kannada society. The detailed Introduction by N. Manu Chakravarthy sets the work in the context of twentieth-century India. The in-depth interview of the author by Chakravarthy, a special feature of this volume, opens a window to Ananthamurthy's art and worldview.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
College/higher education
Students and teachers of Indian writing in translation, comparative literature, translation studies, and cultural and gender studies, as well as general readers.
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
442 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-807048-1 (9780198070481)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
U.R. Ananthamurthy (A) is the Chairman of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune. Author of the critically acclaimed Samskara, Ananthamurthy is a Jnanpith awardee who writes in Kannada. He served as Professor of English Literature and Vice Chancellor of the Mahatma Gandhi University (Kerala) and was President of Central Sahitya Akademi.
Content
AUTHOR'S NOTE ; TRANSLATOR'S NOTE ; INTRODUCTION BY N. MANU CHAKRAVARTHY ; BHARATHIPURA ; GLOSSARY ; U.R. ANANTHAMURTHY AND N. MANU CHAKRAVARTHY, AN INTERVIEW