It Happened Along The Kaveri (A Journey Through Space and Time)

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For 802 kilometres the Kaveri river winds her way through hills valleys and plains seeking to fulfil her destiny her union with the Lord of the Sea.

In this carefully researched book on the river Kaveri authors Padma Seshadri and Padma Malini Sudararaghvan take us from the river’s origin in Talakaveri to the site of the ancient port of Poompuhr engaging us with stories from mythology and history and anecdotes from the lives of great people who have shaped the regions along her bank.

Padma Seshadri and Padma Malini Sundararaghavan worked as colleagues in the department of English at stella Maris College, Chennai. They share a fascination for river stories and the lives of saints many of whom lived along the banks of India sacred river. They have collaborated on articles for the Routledge Encryclopaedia of Postcolonial literatures in English and book of mythological stories for young readers.

A heritage enthusiast padma seshadri studied at indraprastha college in Delhi and at the university of leeds and obtained her doctoral degree from the university of Madras. She has also taught at indraprastha college and S.N.D.T. College in Mumbai. She has authored three heritage based books for children and has contributed articles in the times of India the Hindu and Shankar’s weekly.

A freelance editor writer and teacher Padma Malini Sundararaghavan studied at Nirmala college Coimbatore and at stella Maris college before obtaining her doctoral degree in postcolonial fiction from the university of madras. Her articles have been published in journals such as literary criterion.