There are few gifted writers who write in such a way/language that when you read their books, you feel as though they are talking to you directly over a cup of coffee. Kuppalli Puttappa PoorNachandra tejaswi (KP PoorNachandra Tejaswi) is one such gifted writer. This write up is about my thoughts after reading his book "aNNana nenapu".
aNNana nenapu is about those nostalgic moment's in tajeswi's life when he recollects about his father KUVEMPU. People know Kuvempu as a fantastic poet , but hardly few know him as a person. This book pictures him as a normal human being seen as a normal father by his eldest son. The book is a collection of many such remembrances, but in no particular order. The main intention of this book is to showcase what Kuvempu thought about various things / events in life and how Tejaswi was influenced by those thoughts. One interesting point in this book is that many of the incidents pointed out are not directly related to Kuvempu. Kuvempu just happens to be a witness to them and through that the author captures what Kuvempu thought about them as a normal human being.
Parallely, the book also showcases the character of Tejaswi as well. From what he has mentioned, he seems to be a funny character who is exactly opposite to his father. Though not spoilt, he can be called as the dumb son of a genius father :) ... But, after reading the first chapter of this book where he explains his funda about how he tried to understand those numerous things around his father, you will be in admiration for Tejaswi's brilliance.
The book also has its share of minor flaws. At certain instances, the book starts deviating away from Kuvempu and it deals more with Tejaswi and his friends. This can be felt when Tejaswi talks about his friend Shyamanna w.r.t learning music and bike riding. Though the narration is kept very simple from beginning, it becomes difficult to understand towards the last 4 chapters. Tejaswi brings in the concept of thathwashaastra and kuvempu's understanding of it. It just flew over my head leaving me wondering if it is the same book which i was reading :) :).
Other than Kuvempu's details, it is surprising to see the rivalry and jealousy amongst the literary stalwarts in those times. Though Tejaswi does not divulge much details, he does point out the rivalries between poets and writers based on their caste!!. It is also disheartening to see the situations Kuvempu had to face in his day today life which today nobody knows, probably because it is overshadowed by all the rosy details of Kuvempu in the available media. You would be surprised to know that
a. Kuvempu's house was rampaged by his students once
b. His contemporaries dint consider him to be a great poet and accused him of using a language which common man could not understand
c. Kuvempu loved hunting
In short, this book makes a very interesting read. Read it and I assure you that you will not be disappointed. I have already made up my mind to read some more of Tejaswi's works :)
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