By The Tungabhadra

<p>Bidyunmala the princess of Kalinga is on her way for a marriage of political convenience with Devaraya the king of Vijaynagar when a mysterious young man called Arjunvarma makes his appearance in her life and becomes part of her entourage. </p> <p>And so begins Saradindu Bandyopadhyay's classic tale of intrigue love and war set on the banks of the river Tungabhadra in fourteenth-century India.</p><ul> <li><strong>Intrigue:</strong> While preparing to wed the beautiful Bidyunmala Devaraya is threatened by a treacherous brother within and enemies preparing for war without; worse still Bidyunmala seems to be in love with Arjunvarma a man Devaraya has come to trust.</li> <li><strong>Love:</strong> Bidyunmala and Arjunvarma's blossoming romance is a threat to Devaraya.</li> <li><strong>War:</strong> Enemies prepare for war threatening Devaraya's power.</li></ul><p>A gripping narrative that blends romance politics and intrigue played out against an authentically etched backdrop <em>By the River Tungabhadra</em> superbly translated from the Bengali original <em>Tungabhadrar Teere</em> represents the pinnacle of the writer's oeuvre.</p>