<p>To debate these changing facets and put in perspective their ‘reflections’ and ‘imaginations’ will be Kannada writer U R Ananthamurthy, political historian and cricket writer Ramachandra Guha and developmental economist Narendra Pani. <br /><br />The trio will muse on Does Bengaluru’s History Matter, under the aegis of British Council, following launch of Bangalore namely Bengaluru, Bangalore, Bengaluru — Imaginations & Their Times, the book, edited by Narendra Pani along with Sindhu Radhakrishna and Kishor G Bhat, all National Institute of Advance Sciences <br />faculty. <br /><br />The book probes into what has gone into making of Bangalore beyond mere historical facts through ‘imaginations’ that have determined the course of the City over last two-and-a-half centuries relating to Bangalore of 18th C that British colonised; the 19th C Bangalore they ruled, post-Independence Bangalore of 20th C and the Bengaluru of 21st C. <br /><br />The 300+page book, provides a new picture of Bangalore’s history through Thomas Munro’s Letter to Francis Buchanan’s Diary, Mark Wilks’ reflections among other writings. The book launch is on Saturday, February 27, 6 pm at British Library, 13 Prestige Takt, off Kasturba Road.</p>
<p>To debate these changing facets and put in perspective their ‘reflections’ and ‘imaginations’ will be Kannada writer U R Ananthamurthy, political historian and cricket writer Ramachandra Guha and developmental economist Narendra Pani. <br /><br />The trio will muse on Does Bengaluru’s History Matter, under the aegis of British Council, following launch of Bangalore namely Bengaluru, Bangalore, Bengaluru — Imaginations & Their Times, the book, edited by Narendra Pani along with Sindhu Radhakrishna and Kishor G Bhat, all National Institute of Advance Sciences <br />faculty. <br /><br />The book probes into what has gone into making of Bangalore beyond mere historical facts through ‘imaginations’ that have determined the course of the City over last two-and-a-half centuries relating to Bangalore of 18th C that British colonised; the 19th C Bangalore they ruled, post-Independence Bangalore of 20th C and the Bengaluru of 21st C. <br /><br />The 300+page book, provides a new picture of Bangalore’s history through Thomas Munro’s Letter to Francis Buchanan’s Diary, Mark Wilks’ reflections among other writings. The book launch is on Saturday, February 27, 6 pm at British Library, 13 Prestige Takt, off Kasturba Road.</p>
