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Atlas of Developmental Anomalies in the Newborns
₹2,000.00Author: PLNG Rao
Atlas of Developmental Anomalies in the Newborns is a clinically oriented, pictorial reference that includes a wide range of congenital anomalies seen in newborn babies. This book is based on decades of clinical experience and a large referral base. The book includes the classification of congenital anomalies, clinical explanations for each condition, and clinical and surgical photographs curated by the author, Dr PLNG Rao. It also includes guidance on prognosis and parental counselling to help clinicians decide on the next steps. It is designed as a resource that is useful for pediatricians, neonatologists, obstetricians, and pediatric surgeons. It focuses on recognizing, understanding, and clinically approaching congenital anomalies in newborns through visual documentation and concise explanations.Interested readers, international readers and bulk buyers may write to us at mup@manipal.edu about purchasing the book.Also available on
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A Handbook on Waterbody Conservation
₹3,000.00Author: R K Malhotra Editor: Madhur Khanna
Water is life, engineering it well is survival.In a world grappling with water scarcity, climate uncertainty, and the demands of unsustainable development, A Handbook n Waterbody Conservation serves as a practical reference for engineers, policymakers, and practitioners. Drawing on decades of field experience, it offers a rich compendium of actionable solutions spanning rehabilitation, maintenance, construction, and conservation of water infrastructure. Designed as a practical guide, the handbook goes beyond theory, presenting tested approaches for real-world implementation. It is a vital tool for those engaged in protecting and sustaining water resources and represents the culmination of a lifelong commitment to safeguarding one of the planet’s most vital resources—water.Blending technical expertise with practical insight, this handbook offers a comprehensive resource for the construction, rehabilitation, and upkeep of water storage structures, along with soil and water conservation practices. Grounded in field experience, it addresses key challenges associated with water infrastructure today. What sets this book apart is its emphasis on practical engineering solutions, supported by community participation, grassroots innovation, and project oversight.“Work is worship” has long been R K Malhotra’s guiding belief.In his own words: “Knowledge is a vast ocean— take a sip and share it with others”This handbook is more than a technical resource. It reflects R K Malhotra’s professional experience and commitment to hands-on service, problem-solving, and the sharing of knowledge to support sustainable water management.Interested readers, international readers and bulk buyers may write to us at mup@manipal.edu about purchasing the book.
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Grass Flora of the Central Western Ghats
₹3,000.00Authors: Abhijit H U, Krishnamurthy Y L
This comprehensive flora presents 231 wild grass taxa and eight cultivated taxa across 95 genera, including seven bamboo taxa, from the central Western Ghats of Karnataka. Among these, one variety is newly described to science, four species are newly recorded for the flora of Karnataka, and one grass species has a new locality record. It serves as an updated resource for the district grass floras of this region.
The book provides detailed species descriptions, artificial dichotomous keys, phenology, and distribution information at the global, national, and state levels. It also includes information on habitat, habit, and sample collection areas for all species recorded in the study. The inclusion of 194 photo plates depicting dissected grasses, spikelets, various habitats, and four bamboo illustrations represents a key feature of this work.Interested readers may write to us at mup@manipal.edu about purchasing the book.
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Construction Management for Practising Engineers
₹850.00Author: A N Prakash
This book is a practical and insightful guide that bridges the gap between academic theory and on-site realities in Construction Project Management. The author shares real-life anecdotes, case studies, and professional reflections that illustrate core concepts like project planning, scheduling, quality control, contract administration, and risk management. Written for young graduates, field engineers, quantity surveyors, and project leads, the book addresses common challenges in adopting CPM practices particularly the complexity of Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), bar charts, earned value management (EVM), resource planning, and cost control.
What sets this book apart is its ability to blend engineering insight with inspiration drawn from literature, poetry, and ancient texts highlighting the importance of observation, curiosity, and decision-making in the life of a construction professional. Beyond the structured phases of a project from feasibility and design development to execution and handover, the book explores ‘field engineering’ as a distinct domain, focusing on constructability, sequencing, interface coordination, and site-based problem-solving. It also highlights the significance of people management, soft skills, and humour in handling teams and stakeholders.
Annexures provide ready-to-use templates, RFI formats, and site documentation tools reinforcing the importance of SOPs and record-keeping. This book is both a technical companion and a mentor-in-print for construction professionals.
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The Butterfly Guide to Manipal
₹400.00Author: Rohit Raj
This book is the first English handbook dedicated to the butterflies found in and around Manipal. Showcasing the author’s deep interest, it provides essential information on host plants, identification features, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classification of various species. Designed as a quick-start guide, it aims to help readers begin butterfly spotting and photography.
The book serves as both a species categorization and a visual guide, making it an ideal resource for butterfly enthusiasts who wish to deepen their understanding of these magnificent insects. It also includes captivating images and a handy instruction manual for beginners to learn the basics of butterfly spotting.
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Growing up with Nidhi: Book 1 – Nidhi and Minchu
₹280.00Author: Rucha Sahasrabudhe| Series Editor: Neeta Inamdar...Do you like to play?
And to learn?
Do you also like colouring?
Then, this book is for you!
Nidhi is a little kid, now just six years old. She asks a lot of questions and is a little ball of energy! In this book, she experiences small problems and learns how to overcome them. With the help of her parents, her friends, and her loyal pup Minchu, she is learning how to act, how to behave, and how to grow into an understanding, thoughtful, and independent adult.
Learn how to face bullies, how to save money, how to respect nature, and how to share stuff with Nidhi and Minchu in the first book of the series Growing up with Nidhi: Children’s stories for the kind, curious, and courageous.Interested readers may write to us at mup@manipal.edu about purchasing the book.
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Boatman! – Take these songs from me
₹1,800.00Authors: Gabriel Rosenstock, Masood Hussain
Boatman! take these songs from me is a compilation of mesmerizing artwork coupled with tankas. A tanka is an ancient Japanese form of poetry written in short five-line verses, with a total of 31 syllables. The painted reliefs are an aesthetic creation by Masood Hussain, who bases his artwork in this book on Mirza Ghalib’s couplets on the inevitability of grief. These works explore human suffering, the melancholy of life, and the visceral struggle against oppression..
These themes are contextualized in the poems, written by Gabriel Rosenstock, which speak of love, sacrifice, longing, and freedom. His poems also comprise an interesting orthographical inversion of the capital Y in ‘You’ and the lower case ‘i’, which subjectifies the reading experience through an outward focal lens, reflected in the play of light and hue in the paintings. The bilingual poems in Irish and English capture the essence of the paintings, ferrying the collection across to the reader. This poetically painted coffee table book is a ‘Boatman’ unto itself.Interested readers may write to us at mup@manipal.edu about purchasing the book.
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History of Private Banking in South Canara District (1906-69)
₹580.00Author: Amol Agrawal
This book explores the unique history of banking in India’s South Canara district. The origin and growth of banking in this region played a significant role in the history of Indian banking, but its contributions remain under-researched. The banks of South Canara are particularly noteworthy as they implemented financially inclusive practices long before they were made mandatory during the nationalization of banks in 1969.
The other sixteen nationalized banks were predominantly from the four metropolitan cities Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta, and Madras. The banks of South Canara warrant special attention as the prevalence of this establishment came about in a comparatively remote district. The banks also introduced and continued to offer many schemes for the benefit of the people in the region. This book traces the evolution of banks from the South Canara and how they have contributed to the rich local administrative history of the region.
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The Pollen Waits on Tiptoe- Selected Poems
₹310.00Author: Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre Translator: Madhav Ajjampur
The book presents English translations of 26 selected poems of 20th-century Kannada literature’s varakavi (heaven-touched poet) and one of the greatest lyric poets to have lived: Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre.
Although no selection of Bendre’s poems, even in the original Kannada, can ever be representative of the astonishing range of his poetry, the poems in this book give the reader a sampling of some of the different types of poems Bendre wrote – including the blank verse of his sonnets, the free verse of some of his later poetry, and the overwhelmingly-euphonic lyric poems of his first period. Several of the included poems are also acknowledged classics.
A standout feature of this book is its character as a multimedia presentation. Given the exceptional aural quality of Bendre’s poetry, a provision has been made for the reader to listen to audio recordings of each poem, in both its original and translated forms. Also included are Afterwords which, among other things, contain stories about Bendre, interesting anecdotes related to the poems, and reflections on the process of translation.
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Childhood Cancer
₹185.00Authors: H S Ballal, P D Gupta
Childhood Cancer is a major medical problem in most of the societies of the modern world. Though enough literature is available on the subject, it is not easily intelligible to common people. An ordinary parent whose ward is affected by any form of childhood cancer would beat a loss without the basic information. This book is aimed at educating a non-professional who wishes to grasp the problem in detail and in a simple way. The book primarily deals with the signs and symptoms of cancer in children which enable early detection. It is written in a lucid manner to remove the myth among parents that diagnosis of cancer in children amounts to a death sentence. Many of the childhood cancers, if detected early, can be cured completely, and the patients can live the rest of their lives like any other normal people. The book is an attempt to create this awareness among parents through proper information about the disease. Further, the book would also serve as a manual for MBBS students and professionals in other fields for primary treatment and management of the childhood cancer patients.
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A Modern Introduction to Madhva Philosophy
₹475.00The author has made this treatise on Madhva’s realistic school of Vedānta philosophy convincing to the modern mind by employing western logical apparatus in substantiating Madhva’s ideas. Following the Indian classical tradition, the author has examined the validity of Advaitavedānta, the Absolute Monism of Śaṅkara and Bhāskara as Pūrvapakṣa, and logically proved its inconsistencies. He has then established the Dvaitasiddhānta i.e., the Monotheistic Dualism of Madhva. He has successfully brought out the nuances of the realistic school of Indian philosophical thought in this work. A Modern Introduction to Mādhva Philosophy is Prof B H Kotabagi’s posthumous publication.
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Mahāmmāyi
₹195.00Author: Chandrasekhara Kambara, Translator: Kathyayini Kunjibettu
Mahāmmāyi is the story of the legend of Shatavithaayi – the Goddess of death, and her adopted son Sambhashiva. Out of affection for her son, Goddess Shatavithaayi blesses him with the “power of life”. The blessing was that death will evade the people who are treated by Sambashiva. But a certain condition set by Shatavithaayi forbade him from healing every ill man. The condition was that, if Shatavithaayi stood on the right side of the patient, Sambhashiva could treat that person and he would live; but, if she stood on the left side of the patient, he should not treat that person as his death was inevitable. Through a distinct method of story-telling, the story follows the life of Sambhashiva as he begins to question the ideas of fate and destiny. Thus, the conflict between fate and human efforts to change that fate is vividly described in this play.Interested readers may write to us at mup@manipal.edu about purchasing the book.
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Kriti Jagattu
₹310.00Author: T P Ashok
ಪ್ರೊ. ಟಿ. ಪಿ. ಅಶೋಕ ಅವರ ಇತ್ತೀಚಿನ ಕೃತಿ ಕೃತಿ ಜಗತ್ತು ಇಪ್ಪತ್ತಾರು ಪ್ರಬಂಧಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡ ಪುಸ್ತಕವಾಗಿದ್ದು, ವಿವಿಧ ದೇಶಗಳು, ಭಾಷೆಗಳು, ಸಂಪ್ರದಾಯಗಳು, ಪ್ರಕಾರಗಳು ಇತ್ಯಾದಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಕೃತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಚಯಿಸುವ, ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸುವ, ವಿಮರ್ಶಿಸುವ ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟಪಡಿಸುವ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಒಂದು ನೋಟವನ್ನು ನೀಡುತ್ತದೆ. ಇಡೀ ಪ್ರಪಂಚ. ಪ್ರಬಂಧಗಳು ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ, ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ ಮತ್ತು ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಘಟನೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ಕಳೆದ ಐನೂರು ವರ್ಷಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನೈತಿಕ, ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಮತ್ತು ಆಧ್ಯಾತ್ಮಿಕ ಬಿಕ್ಕಟ್ಟುಗಳಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಪಂಚದಾದ್ಯಂತದ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಬರಹಗಾರರ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆಯನ್ನು ಪರಿಣಾಮಕಾರಿಯಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತಪಡಿಸುತ್ತವೆ. ಈ ಕೃತಿ ಪ್ರಪಂಚವು ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಪ್ರಪಂಚದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧವನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸುತ್ತದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಪುಸ್ತಕದ ವಿಶೇಷ ಮಹತ್ವವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ.
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Moggina Maathu
₹350.00Author: Kathyayini Kunjibettu
ಹಳೆಯ ಕಥೆಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಲೇಖಕರನ್ನು ಹೊಸ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ, ಬರಹಗಾರರು ಬದಲಿಸುವುದು ಸಹಜ. ಕಳೆದುಹೋದ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ನೆನಪುಗಳನ್ನು ಜೀವಂತವಾಗಿಡುವ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನದಲ್ಲಿ, ಸಮಕಾಲೀನ ಲೇಖಕಿ ಡಾ.ಕಾತ್ಯಾಯನಿ ಕುಂಜಿಬೆಟ್ಟು ಅವರು ತಮ್ಮ ಇತ್ತೀಚಿನ ಪುಸ್ತಕ ಮೊಗ್ಗಿನ ಮಾತುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಪಾಲಕಲಾ ಸೀತಾರಾಮ ಭಟ್ ಅವರ ಕಥೆಗಳ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತಪಡಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಹಳೆಯ ತಲೆಮಾರಿನವರಿಗೆ ಇದು ನೆನಪಿನ ಹಾದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಪ್ರವಾಸವಾಗಿದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಕಿರಿಯರಿಗೆ ಶ್ರೀ ಸೀತಾರಾಮ್ ಭಟ್ ಅವರ ಕೃತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಓದಲು ಮತ್ತು ಅವರ ಜೀವನವನ್ನು ಉತ್ಕೃಷ್ಟಗೊಳಿಸಲು ಸ್ಫೂರ್ತಿಯಾಗಿದೆ.ಹೊಸ ಹೊಸ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯಸೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದಾಗಿ ಹಳೆಯ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಹಿನ್ನಲೆಗೆ ಸರಿಯುವುದು ಸಹಜ . ಆಧುನಿಕ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದಿಷ್ಟು ವೇಗವಾಗಿಯೇ ಸಂಭವಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಇಂಥ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯಿಂದಾಗಿ ಹಳೆಯ ತಲೆಮಾರಿನ ಸಾಹಿತಿಗಳು ವಿಸ್ಮೃತಿಗೆ ಒಳಗಾಗುತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಸಮಗ್ರ ಅಭ್ಯಾಸದ ಮೂಲಕ ಇಂಥವರನ್ನು, ಇಂಥವರ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯವನ್ನು ಮುನ್ನೆಲೆಗೆ ತರುವುದು ನಿರಂತರ ನಡೆಯಬೇಕಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಈ ಬಗೆಯ ಅಧ್ಯಯನವಾಗಿದೆ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಸಾಹಿತಿ ಪಳಕಳ ಸೀತಾರಾಮ ಭಟ್ಟರನ್ನು ಕುರಿತ ‘ಮೊಗ್ಗಿನ ಮಾತು ‘.
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The Semi-Detached European
₹350.00Author: Michael Hindley
The European Union has emerged as a world economic power from the ashes of the Second World War. Starting with the post-war settlement, the book takes a broad and informed view of Britain’s changing relationship with this dynamic development. The successful attempt to revive democracy and establish economic recovery in Western Europe was fuelled by Franco-German reconciliation but Britain remained benevolently aloof. Britain’s own recovery was not as successful as that of the emerging “Common Market”, and so Britain’s political elite looked to Europe to replace the markets it was losing worldwide only to be spurned by her long-time rival France. Thereon, Britain played an influential role, especially in the development of the “internal market”. However, Britain never quite lost the tag of being semi-detached – wanting to take the benefits but always wary of surrendering national sovereignty for the alleged greater good. This book reviews the vital role played by major actors in Europe’s integration, including the decisive duel between Margaret Thatcher and Jacques Delors about the nature of the Europe. It provides an assessment of the epoch-making events of the fall of Berlin Wall which opened the possibility of a reunited Europe.
In this book, the author also describes his own “Europeanization” as a student, and then as an active politician who engaged in Europe’s transformation first-hand.
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Anurakte- The Enamoured
₹390.00Author: Vyasaraya Ballal Translator: Poornima Hebbar
There are many rags-to-riches stories around the city of Mumbai. However, here is a story of transformation of a woman and her true self in the city of dreams. Set in Mangalore and Mumbai of the late 1940s, Anurakte- The Enamoured is an elegantly written story of a woman and her changing worldview over a period of time. Sumithra, a young woman with ordinary dreams and aspirations, comes to the then Bombay in search of livelihood. Little did she know that her experiences in the city and her zest for an independent life would transform her into a different person. She breaks the shell and resolves not to look back. The book is a poignant tale of love, loss, betrayal, family, relationships and traditions. The culturescape of Mumbai beautifully intertwines with her dreams. It is as much a story of the vibrancy of Mumbai as it is about Sumithra’s journey towards freedom.
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Bamonn: Story of a Konkani Roman Catholic
₹255.00Author: Na D’Souza Translator: S M Pejathaya
Konkani Roman Catholic Christians were converted from other groups by Goan Missionaries long back, keeping the caste system tradition to a large extent in layers such as the Bamonn, the Charodi, the Gawdi, the Nendar, the Shudra, etc. At the time of marriages and other social gatherings they continue to consider caste system norms and customs in the community. Caste system in Indian Christians is vividly described in the novel Bamonn. Christopher Pai of Kalyanpura hails from a Bamonn family and takes great pride in his ancestry. He believes in the stories about his Konkani Roman Catholic ancestors from his elders and about their being true Christians, holding on to their faith despite tremendous pressure to convert to Islam during Tipu Sultan’s regime. He also believes Bamonns are superior to other Christians in the community. After retiring from his job of a Headmaster, he refuels his obsession to retrace his roots and find out the truth about his ancestors. In his journey of self-assurance and faith, will he succeed in his mission to convince his family, his children and the community at large of his glorious ancestry and in still pride in the next generation? . . .
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Just a few pages: Some Memories of Saraswatibai Rajwade
₹210.00Author: Vaidehi, Translator: Deepa Ganesh
This book is a coming together of two women writers of modern Kannada literature; one from its early period, the other, a contemporary. Saraswati Bai Rajwade, the early writer, became a fable, a mythology, leaving behind only the shadows of her writing. Vaidehi, the contemporary writer, reinvents Rajwade from the folds of history and gives her a life in the present. Saraswati Bai Rajwade was born into a poor family in the Dakshina Kannada of yore. By chance, she stepped into theatre and later into films. But all the glory that came to her unexpectedly, vanished just as suddenly. She later became the wife of a rich and high official, travelled abroad and underwent immense suffering. In her pain and loneliness, she took to books and also began to write and attained glory as a writer. In the last years of her life, she returned to a life of austerity and anonymity. Vaidehi has collected bits and pieces from her life and writing, presenting before us a unique tapestry. In this tapestry, Vaidehi?s perceptions criss-cross with Rajwade?s life and writing. Art does not reside in the object, but in its close encounter with life. This work unfolds before us as a grand illustration of such twin narratives.
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Makkala Padyamanjari
₹180.00Author: Kayyara Kinhanna Rai
ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಪದ್ಯಮಂಜಿರಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಕಯ್ಯಾರ ಕಿಞ್ಞಣ್ಣ ರೈ ಅವರಿಂದ ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗಾಗಿ ಕವನಗಳ ಪುಸ್ತಕ. ಶ್ರೀ ಕಯ್ಯಾರರ ಕವನಗಳು ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆಯ ಜನರನ್ನು ತಲುಪುವುದರಿಂದ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರು ಕಾವ್ಯವನ್ನು ಓದುವ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಗ್ರಾಮೀಣ ಅಥವಾ ನಗರ, ಶ್ರೀಮಂತ ಅಥವಾ ಬಡ. ಈ ಕವಿತೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬಾಲ್ಯದ ಸವಿನೆನಪುಗಳು ಅಡಗಿದ್ದು, ಓದುವಾಗ ಓದುಗರಿಗೆ ನಾಸ್ಟಾಲ್ಜಿಕ್ ಆಗುವುದರಿಂದ ಅವು ದೊಡ್ಡವರಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಜನಪ್ರಿಯವಾಗಿವೆ. ಕಲಾವಿದ ಪ್ರಸಾದ್ ರಾವ್ ಜಿ ಅವರು ಚಿತ್ರಿಸಿದ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ ಪುಸ್ತಕವು ಓದುವಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಆಸಕ್ತಿದಾಯಕವಾಗಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಇದು ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಕವಿ, ಬರಹಗಾರ ಕಯ್ಯಾರ ಅವರ ಶತಮಾನೋತ್ಸವ ವರ್ಷದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊರತರಲಾದ MUP ಯ 50 ನೇ ಪ್ರಕಟಣೆಯಾಗಿದೆ.
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Dhvani and Epiphany: Essays in Criticism
₹270.00Author: Prabhaker Acharya
Dhvani and Epiphany examines the work of major Indian poets like Nissim Ezekiel and Arun Kolatkar; the struggle of young poets to find an audience; and the art of fiction. But its main focus is on the nature of creativity. How does an artist communicate his meaning? What makes a work genuinely creative? Through a sensitive exploration of poetry- ranging from the simple poems of a child, Poorna Prajna, to the complex “Byzantium Poems” of Yeats- the first seven essays try to show how a poem comes to life when it speaks to us and we listen to its dhvani and respond.
Even in fiction, it is not all realism. There is irony in exploring the paradoxical nature of reality; events taking on symbolic overtones; and epiphany, moments of illumination and insights – when surprising correspondences are seen. Writers cannot surprise and delight their audience if they themselves are not surprised and delighted by such insights.
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