{"product_id":"growing-up-karanth-by-k-ullas-karanth-malavika-kapur-kshama-rau-authors","title":"Growing Up Karanth – By K. Ullas Karanth, Malavika Kapur \u0026 Kshama Rau (Authors)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-63 citation-end-63\"\u003eStep behind the public curtain of a legendary literary colossus into the deeply intimate, honest, and complex world of an extraordinary Indian family.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e In \u003cb\u003eGrowing Up Karanth\u003c\/b\u003e, the children of Kota Shivarama Karanth—widely revered alongside Kuvempu and Bendre as part of the golden trinity of modern Kannada literature—come together to deliver a remarkably rare, firsthand biographical memoir. \u003cspan class=\"citation-62 citation-end-62\"\u003ePublished by Westland, this elegant volume transcends standard, celebratory histories to offer an unvarnished, layered look at what it was truly like to be raised in the shadow of a restless, multitasking creative genius.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-61 citation-end-61\"\u003eKota Shivarama Karanth was the ultimate Renaissance Man—a Jnanpith Award-winning novelist, filmmaker, environmentalist, publisher, and the visionary who modernized the ancient dance-drama form of Yakshagana.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Yet, while the world celebrated his towering public achievements, his home was a space of intense emotional color, profound artistic freedom, and quiet domestic trials. Written by his three surviving children—world-renowned tiger ecologist Dr. K. Ullas Karanth, distinguished clinical psychologist Dr. \u003cspan class=\"citation-60 citation-end-60\"\u003eMalavika Kapur, and accomplished Odissi exponent Kshama Rau—this memoir captures a \"rare privilege\".\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-59\"\u003eThey movingly recount the magic of their childhood home, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-59\"\u003eBalavana\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-59 citation-end-59\"\u003e, where their father spun impromptu night-time tales and designed intricate paper costumes.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-58 citation-end-58\"\u003eConcurrently, they write with courageous candor about their family's deepest vulnerabilities, including their father's formidable flashes of temper and the painful, unravelling depression of their unflinchingly supportive mother, Leela.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e It is an indispensable, deeply human read for anyone looking to truly understand the emotional landscape behind Karnataka's rich cultural history.Rather than letting its rich, anecdotal tapestry dissolve into a dense block of text, the memoir balances its deeply personal stories across four clear, scannable thematic quadrants:\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52389055627547,"sku":null,"price":509.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/2150\/0699\/files\/61RncK0ydjL._SL1400.jpg?v=1782189873","url":"https:\/\/beetlebookshop.com\/hi\/products\/growing-up-karanth-by-k-ullas-karanth-malavika-kapur-kshama-rau-authors","provider":"Beetle Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}