Join us on 23 March at 5 pm at Champaca Bookstore for the launch of Karthik Venkatesh's book '10 Indian Languages and How They Came to Be'. We will have a fun quiz from the book followed by a discussion.
Karthik will be in conversation with Ramjee Chandran.
This book talks about ten Indian languages—of the thousand-odd languages spoken in India—and their evolution, transformation and development. These languages (Tamil Telugu Brahui Santali Khasi Kokborok Manipuri Marathi Punjabi Hindi) - Karthik Venkatesh traces the long and varied journeys of these languages through time, examining the cultural shifts and political and social influences that have shaped them. He provides a glimpse of their literature, tracks the growth of their scripts and identifies landmark moments that have preserved and reinvented these ten Indian languages.
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Karthik Venkatesh grew up in Bangalore, speaking Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, English, Dakhani and Hindi. He tried to learn French but failed. He did learn Punjabi though. Once an MBA, he later studied education and taught English and History in a school. He now edits for a living and writes whenever the fancy strikes him. Karthik lives in Bangalore with his wife Amarinder, children Geet and Neil, and dog Norah. He has plans to adopt another dog and have a mini aquarium. On weekday mornings, he often runs. On weekends, he naps.
Ramjee Chandran is host of Explocity’s podcast, “The Literary City With Ramjee Chandran”. He has been a writer and magazine publisher for over three decades. He plays jazz guitar at the professional level and says that he plays chess with unusual mediocrity.