Suragi - Softcover

Ananthamurthy, U. R.

 
9780199466320: Suragi
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0199466327 ISBN 13: 9780199466320
Verlag: OUP India, 2018

Inhaltsangabe

U.R. Ananthamurthy (1932-2014), author of Samskara and such other contemporary Indian classics, wrote in Kannada. Born in the heart of the Western Ghats, he grew up in an atmosphere steeped in Vedic thought. Suragi is his autobiographical work where he recounts how he grappled with questions of religion and secularism, orthodoxy and modernity, authoritarianism, and democracy. Drawing from Indian thought, he developed the concept of the critical insider, arguing that criticism of a culture becomes genuine and worthy of acceptance when it comes from one living within it. His evocative writing portrayed relationships shaped by the flux of contemporary India. He won the highest literary honours in India, including the Jnanpith, and was shortlisted for the Booker prize. He headed the National Book Trust and Sahitya Akademi, and served as vice-chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. Travelling across the world, Ananthamurthy served as a cultural ambassador who represented India through its ideas and metaphors. He did not shy away from unpopular stands, and remained a daring writer and provocateur till the very end.

Suragi tells the story of his life. 'Suragi' is the flower that leaves behind a sweet fragrance long after its freshness is no more.

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U.R. Ananthamurthy, Former Vice-Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam,S.R. Ramakrishna, Senior Assistant Editor, Deccan Herald

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Verlag
OUP India
Erscheinungsdatum
2018
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0199466327
ISBN 13 
9780199466320
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
380
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