Oka Vaipu Samudram

Translator and author Ranganatha Ramachandrarao brings to Telugu audiences, Vivek Shanbhag’s 2007 novel ‘Ondu Badi Kadalu’ as ‘Oka Vaipu Samudram.’ Renowned in the literary world for his 2015 novel ‘Ghachar Ghochar,’ this earlier work explores the lives of the people living along the coast near the river delta in Nothern Karnataka. The District sees many rivers flowing through it, joining the vast, open sea. From a distance, it looks like a peaceful and harmonious union; go closer and one can see the chaos that ensues. As are the lives of the people who live here, constantly battling changes everyday.