177. #GirishKarnad(3/9): The River Has No Fear of Memories | Geographies of Kannada part II ft. Vivek Shanbhag
Conversations with Girish Karnad
Episode 3: Geographies of Kannada part II ft. Vivek Shanbhag
The conversation with Vivek Shanbhag continues, touching upon the literary groups and movements that animated Kannada literature in the 1950s and 1960s. Girish talks about some of the people and institutions that shaped him as a writer, the many Jnanpith awardees in Kannada, and who he considered to be his rivals.
In this episode we hear Vivek talk about the importance of Girish’s work.
Transcript
Show Notes
- Essay on Mrichchakatika. (16:00)
- Utsav (1984), directed by BV Karanth and Girish Karnad. (16:00)
- Critical Essay on Kaakana Kote. (16:14)
