Check in every Tuesday for a new set of five! This week's collection includes Devanur Mahadeva, S. L. Bhyrappa, Vasudhendra, K. N. Ganeshaiah and Jayant Kaikini.
Kusuma Baale by Devanur Mahadeva
Translated as Kusuma Baale by Susan Daniel
A novel centred around four generations of a Dalit family sheds light on the shadows lurking in their lives. Though it won the Sahitya Akademi Award, Mahadeva returned the award in 2015.
Daatu by S. L. Bhyrappa
Translated as Crossing Over by Pradhan Gurudatta and L. V. Shanthakumari
A Sahitya Akademi Award-winning novel. The title, which translates to crossing over borders or boundaries, hints towards the depiction of the caste system in the country.
Mohanaswamy by Vasudhendra
Translated as Mohanaswamy by Rashmi Terdal
A collection of short stories that explore the queer identity in relation to other aspects of an individual, be it their caste, class, or residence in a non-English speaking hometown.
Karisiryana by K. N. Ganeshaiah
Known for his thrillers, Ganeshaiah weaves a plot around the disappearance of the immense wealth of the Vijayanagar Kingdom after the fall of the dynasty.
Rangadindondishtu Doora Kotiteertha by Jayant Kaikini
A poetry collection that won Kaikini a Sahitya Akademi Award at merely nineteen years of age. He is known for writing about the mundanities of everyday life in a colloquial idiom.
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