Prof Bhargavi Rao, one of the founding editors of Muse India, passed away
suddenly on May 23, 2008. A recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award for translation
she had done pioneering work in the area of Women’s writings in Telugu.
Sujatha Gopal, a research scholar under her pays tribute to her teacher. An
interview done with her by Ambika Ananth a few years ago is included.
Prof Riemenschneider, the scholar-reviewer writes, “The Enchantress of
Florence, Rushdie’s ninth novel, historically accurate as well as imaginatively
conceived … is proof again of his many literary talents and his unceasing interest
in probing into possibilities for a mutual understanding of cultures …”
Read Rochelle Potkar’s adorable story of the impressionable youngster Aditi,
who discovers, by sharing her room with an elder college-going cousin, what it
means and what all is involved in growing up into an attractive teenager.
In Rajarshi Singh’s poem, read the engaging dialogue between Nachiketa, the
perennial student who had once taken on Lord of Death himself, and Gandhi the
savant of the modern times, on issues that perplex our minds today.
