6/29/2023 0 Comments ಸಾರ್ಥ [Sartha] by S.L. Bhyrappa![]() ![]() The novel is a result of a deep and extensive study of history and research conducted at actual locales, like Nalanda. ![]() Unusual experiences and peoples are depicted in a historically changing time in the history of India. During his extensive travels, Nagabhatta becomes a witness to and comes under the influence of dozens of religious, social, and cultural modes. Nagabhatta, the scholar, is deputed by Amaruka, the king, to study the secrets of caravans of other lands in order to improve the economy of his kingdom. It is a physical journey across India, as well as a spiritual inward journey of an eighth-century scholar born to a tradition of Vedic studies. Sartha is a remarkable novel, which works simultaneously on two planes. In ancient India, such caravans would travel to distant lands to trade with them. Sartha literally means a trading caravan. ![]()
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