Bara - Ananthamurthy, U R; Gowda, Chandan
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Written during the Indian Emergency, through a series of vivid encounters with local characters, Bara depicts the tortuous realities of Indian democracy, and captures the political and moral dilemmas of the educated middle class. Set in mofussil Karnataka, it grippingly narrates a civil servant's quest for an ethical life amidst desperate social circumstances.

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Written during the Indian Emergency, through a series of vivid encounters with local characters, Bara depicts the tortuous realities of Indian democracy, and captures the political and moral dilemmas of the educated middle class. Set in mofussil Karnataka, it grippingly narrates a civil servant's quest for an ethical life amidst desperate social circumstances.
Autorenporträt
Author: U.R. Ananthamurthy (1932-2014) was a distinguished Kannada writer and public intellectual. Samskara and Bharathipura are among his best known novels. He was honoured with the Jnanpith Award in 1994. Translator: Chandan Gowda teaches at the School of Development, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru. He is presently completing a book on the cultural politics of development in old Mysore state.