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Impact on Kannada Literature
To give you a taste, here is a short excerpt from a popular Appa Amma story, “Erdu Coffee Kutaa” (Two Coffee Cups), by an anonymous writer from the Taramandala collection:
Explores how sudden wealth tangles family relationships and the early romantic days of a new marriage. Appa Amma Namma Jagathma A.P. Chandrashekar
He cleared his throat. “Marete? Today is our ‘first-meeting’ day. In the Davangere bus stand. You dropped your bindi box, and I picked it up. You said ‘Devaru olle maadli’—May God make you good. And I thought, ‘No, let me be a little bad, so I get to see her again.’”
Here are some interesting reviews from readers: