In this March 2025 edition of City Scripts, we invite you to explore Rising Sons, a sweeping tale of caste, power and resistance set in pre-independent India.
In the quiet village of Kesarugattu, Karnataka, Devaraya, a Brahmin, has carefully built his status. But as the rigid structures of caste and tradition govern life, a buried secret threatens to upend his family. As divisions sharpen, one of his sons is lost to personal tragedy, while the other is swept into the fervor of India’s freedom movement. Rising Sons is a moving exploration of familial bonds, societal constraints, and the dreams that collide with history’s turning tides.
Join us for a conversation between the author Kavery Nambisan and Arshia Sattar as we uncover how this novel intertwines personal destinies with the making of a nation.
The year-long curation of City Scripts will delve into the profound roots of our personal and public memories, histories and narratives through fiction, collections, archives, cultural practices and more.
Imagine the city as our collective garden. We nurture the seeds of our personal stories, carrying them with us and planting them in our neighbourhoods and backyards. There is always more to experience in a garden: entangled roots of our past, yellowing leaves falling with time, and the green tendrils of new ideas.
The year-long curation of City Scripts will delve into the profound roots of our personal and public memories, histories and narratives through fiction, collections, archives, cultural practices and more.
Imagine the city as our collective garden. We nurture the seeds of our personal stories, carrying them with us and planting them in our neighbourhoods and backyards. There is always more to experience in a garden: entangled roots of our past, yellowing leaves falling with time, and the green tendrils of new ideas.
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