ಮುಖಾಂತರ

by N. Mogasale, ನಾ.ಮೊಗಸಾಲೆ

English
640

About the Book
Set in a fictitious village called Kanthapura in Kasaragod district, Mukhdntara spans across the life of seven generations of a Havyaka Brahmin family. A story about the realities of living in a society marked by caste distinctions, the desire to find communal harmony and the tribulations of the characters through the entirety of the novel, it is also a tale of changing times and people.
After unexpectedly coming into possession of a huge portion of land, Thirumaleshwara Bhat of Ishwarimule becomes a satisfied man. But childless, Thirumaleshwara Bhat and his wife Parvathakka decide to adopt Venkappaiah and also give shelter to his widowed mother, Rathnamma. Venkappaiah is to inherit Thirumaleshwara's vast wealth but when Krishnaiah, the illegitimate child of Thirumaleshwara and Rathnamma is born, rivalry ensues. Through the overlapping narratives of the characters, we get a glimpse into their journey from tradition to modernity. The characters strive to reshape new values when old values are slowly questioned and erased as they move on and are swept along in the waves of globalization.
About the Author
An experienced professor of English and teacher of German, Dr N Thirumaleshwara Bhat (1939) established himself as a translator during the decades of his long association with Prof K S Haridasa Bhat of Udupi. A multi-language scholar, he first ventured into translation by rendering Masti Venkatesha Iyengar's novelette Subbanna into German. Though he has translated many works in English into Kannada, his main forte is in translating from Kannada into English. Chief among his works in translation Dr TMA Pai (Prof K S Haridasa Bhat), The Gospel of Life (Swami Jagadatmanandaji), Halabara Jolige (Jayamma Chettimada), Puppetry in Karn

646 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

ನಾ.ಮೊಗಸಾಲೆ ಎನ್ನುವ ಹೆಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಓದುಗರಿಗೆ ಪರಿಚಿತರಾದ ಡಾ| ನಾರಾಯಣ ಭಟ್ಟ, ಮೊಗಸಾಲೆ ಇವರು ಹುಟ್ಟಿದ್ದು ೧೯೪೪ ಅಗಸ್ಟ ೨೭ ರಂದು. ಅವರು ಹುಟ್ಟಿದ ಊರು ಸಾರ್ಕುಡೇಲು ಮನೆ. ಈ ಗ್ರಾಮ ಇದೀಗ ಕಾಸರಗೋಡು ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಕೇರಳ ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಂಜೇಶ್ವರದ ಹತ್ತಿರ ಇದೆ. ೧೯೪೯ರಲ್ಲಿ ತಂದೆ ತೀರಿಕೊಂಡದ್ದರಿಂದ ಮೊಗಸಾಲೆಯವರು ಚಿಕ್ಕಪ್ಪನ ಸುಪರ್ದಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಳೆದರು. ೧೯೬೧ರಲ್ಲಿ ಎಸ್.ಎಸ್.ಸಿ. ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ತೇರ್ಗಡೆಯಾದ ಬಳಿಕ, ಉಡುಪಿಯ ಆಯುರ್ವೇದ ಕಾಲೇಜಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಕಲಿತು, ೧೯೬೫ರಲ್ಲಿ ಡಿ.ಎಸ್.ಸಿ.ಎ. ಪದವಿಯನ್ನು ಪಡೆದರು.

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