After living under lockdown for over a year, Nooni is now fourteen and all set to visit her Ajja-Ajji in Somanahalli. Memories of her last adventure in The Magic of the Lost Temple-where she discovered an ancient stepwell-are still fresh in everyone's mind.
Excited to finally step out of the confines of her home, little does Nooni know she is about to make yet another discovery. Only this time, thanks to her unending curiosity, she will uncover a missing piece in her own family's history.
Written in Sudha Murty's inimitable style, The Magic of the Lost Story captures the value of asking questions and keeping the answers alive. Packed with delightful illustrations and wondrous sights, India's favourite storyteller takes us on an unforgettable journey along the magnificent Tungabhadra River.
Sudha Murty was born in 1950 in Shiggaon, north Karnataka. She did her MTech in computer science. A philanthropist, a teacher and an author, she is the chairperson of Murty Foundation. A prolific writer in English and Kannada, she has penned novels, technical books, travelogues, collections of short stories and non-fiction pieces, and bestselling books for children. Her books have been translated into all the major Indian languages. Sudha Murty is the recipient of the R.K. Narayan Award for Literature (2006), the Padma Shri (2006), the Attimabbe Award from the Government of Karnataka for excellence in Kannada literature (2011) and the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2018 Crossword Book Awards. She weaves magical tales and especially enjoys writing for young readers. A generation of children has grown up reading her books, and her stories have been included in textbooks across schools in India.
I grew up in an area where water was very precious. The nearest rivers were the Varada, which was 40 km from my home, and the Tungabhadra, which was 70 km away. On festive occasions, our family would go to the Varada or the Tungabhadra and take a dip in the river. We would even stay a couple of days by the riverbank with our extended family.
The huge Tungabhadra was always a great sight to behold. As a child, I was fascinated by the enormous length and breadth of the river. The Tungabhadra was not just a river for us-she was a mother. We had fields on her banks, and we greatly respected the water. When I grew up, I realized the importance of water and that civilizations exist because of rivers. Later in life, I also travelled along the course of the Tungabhadra-from her origin to her confluence with the Krishna River in Telangana-a journey that taught me so much.
The Tungabhadra River has brought so many aspects of life to me-beauty, history, culture and agriculture. And even today, I remain in awe of her generosity.
This book is inspired by my childhood experience of spending time on the riverbank, and it is a small attempt to pay my gratitude to my river, the Tungabhadra.
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