Still difficult to adjust to change in Bengaluru: Anita Nair

Murder She Wrote – Explore the art of storytelling and mystery writing… Acclaimed authors Anita Nair and Harini Nagendra in conversation with Jayapriya Vasudevan during The Hindu Lit for Life Dialogue at Christ’s (Deemed University). In Bengaluru on 20th December. Photo courtesy: Murali Kumar

“I could hear the sound of his bullets,” says Bengaluru-based author Anita Nair, talking about Borei Gowda, the protagonist of her book. hot state Friday evening at the Lit for Life Dialogue in the city.

lit for life dialogue is the introduction to hindu literature festival Scheduled to be held on January 18 and 19, 2025 in Chennai. lit for life dialogue The sessions in both Hyderabad and Bengaluru saw well-known authors and speakers interact with the audience during brief segments.

Anita Nair’s session title murder he wrote was the first of three for the evening and was joined on stage by Jacaranda Literary Agency head Jayapriya Vasudevan. Together they not only discussed hot state And how it evolved, but also how books and writing are a tool for expressing social customs.

hot state This is the third installment of Anita’s Inspector Gowda series and talking about the protagonist, she talks about how she is a Bangalorean, the city we love and live in. And while she says she imagined the character riding on a bullet, “In Mere Sir, I knew him only as Gowda, and setting the story in Bangalore would allow me to explore the city in which In a way, I wanted Gowda to be the person who was going to help me explore the city and in a way, he is the symbol of the city.

Since the story is based in the year 2012, Jayapriya candidly asked how Gowda reacts to the changing landscape of Bengaluru, including its changed name. Anita, who came to the city in 1989 and has witnessed its transformation, said, “Change in Bangalore is something I still find difficult to adjust to. And in many ways, Gowda captures that confused feeling. In a manner of speaking, I use Gouda to talk about how the city has changed.

Anita’s frank admission that she was never a fan of the crime genre in books came as a surprise considering that she not only wrote cut like a woundThe first of the Gouda series, but it was followed by two others. Needless to say, it required extensive research and he shared his process, methods and choices of deciding on a title with the audience during the session.

Other topics Anita addresses hot state It is the portrayal of the elderly in society, which she herself admits “is the last thing to be expected in a crime novel.” Our city is founded and inhabited by people we know, hot state This is a work that most people will be able to relate to and whether one has read the books or not, it looks like Borei Gowda will be out solving crimes in Bengaluru for some time.

Second lit for life dialogues included for the evening making songs in clay With G Reghu and Ina Puri, and a life in cinema With Amol Palekar and Balaji Vitthal.