U.R. Ananthamurthy with Chandan Gowda

U.R. Ananthamurthy was one of India's major literary figures and public intellectuals. His extensive publications include novels, short stories, poetry, translations and essays. He was awarded the Jnanpith in 1994, and the Padma Bhushan in 1998.

Chandan Gowda is Professor, School of Development, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru. Besides his academic writings, he has translated Kannada fiction and non-fiction into English, including Bara, a novella by U.R. Ananthamurthy, and edited The Post Office of Abachooru, a book of short stories by K.P. Purnachandra Tejasvi (forthcoming). He is presently completing a book on the cultural politics of development in the old Mysore state.