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Ghachar Ghochar

Vivek Shanbhag

Translated by Srinath Perur

‘That single moment’s intensity hasn’t been matched in my life before or since. A woman who I didn’t know has chosen to accept me, in body and mind.’

Vivek Shanbhag

Vivek Shanbhag is the author of five story collections, two plays and three novels, including Ooru Bhanga (Hometown Breaks). He is an engineer by training and lives in Bengaluru.

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Translated by Srinath Perur

Srinath Perur translates from the Kannada and is the author of the travelogue If It's Monday It Must Be Madurai. He lives in Bengaluru.

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