Mahapalayana (ಮಹಾಪಲಾಯನ) - By K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi (ಕೆ. ಪಿ. ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ) . A rendition by "Kannada Tota".Chapter 14 - This is the final chapter of the book. The Long Walk comes to an end in India where the team is allowed to finally rest and recover. They are treated for their mental trauma, allowed to rest as long as they would wish and doctors help treat them to recover. They finally bid their goodbye deciding what they would do now after their freedom. Also available on youtube at @thriru channel

Mahapalayana (ಮಹಾಪಲಾಯನ) - By K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi (ಕೆ. ಪಿ. ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ) . A rendition by "Kannada Tota".Chapter 13 - The team gets to experience the other extreme of that of Gobi desert - the extreme cold - in Himalayas. Their desperation to finish their walk vs that of their exhausted body, mind and soul struggle is presented beautifully by the author. We come across to witness another person breathing their last by a sheer accident in this episode reducing the team count further by one in their last leap of journey. The chapter ends with the team finally landing in India and meetings a few security patrol officers there.Also available on youtube at @thriru channel

Mahapalayana (ಮಹಾಪಲಾಯನ) - By K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi (ಕೆ. ಪಿ. ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ) . A rendition by "Kannada Tota".Chapter 12 - The team reaches Himalayas. The walk now leads them to steeps, deep trenches and valleys where they could hardly walk. They come up with a plan of using the things they have to make a sling so they could climb steeps through the rope instead of attempting to walk. We again get to witness one more death in this episode of a dear team member. It's now about February where they get to say good bye to Tibet's last village.Also available on youtube at @thriru channel

Mahapalayana (ಮಹಾಪಲಾಯನ) - By K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi (ಕೆ. ಪಿ. ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ) . A rendition by "Kannada Tota".Chapter 11 - The team is now in Tibet. They find the first village of Tibet after 6 days walk from the old man in cave. The entire village come to talk to them via a village chief who understands and speaks Russian. The Russian speaking village man helps them with clear directions and useful tips for path ahead and provides food for on-going journey. The team is again humbled with the hospitality and having experienced it time and again in consistent manner all through their journey - they get their belief in humanity back after feeling like losing it forever due to their harsh prison experience in siberia.Also available on youtube at @thriru channel

Mahapalayana (ಮಹಾಪಲಾಯನ) - By K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi (ಕೆ. ಪಿ. ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ) . A rendition by "Kannada Tota".Chapter 10 - The remaning members of the team exits Gobi desert and find path way ahead amongst rocky mountains. They get to meet an old man who lives in his cave with his dogs and sheep. The old man treats them to some delicacies and the team gets charmed by his hospitality. They inturn help him back by fixing his large cooking utensil with some handles and get some wood from forest for his fire needs.Also available on youtube at @thriru channel

Mahapalayana (ಮಹಾಪಲಾಯನ) - By K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi (ಕೆ. ಪಿ. ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ) . A rendition by "Kannada Tota".Chapter 9 - The team enters Gobi desert and we get to visualize their terrifying journey in it. It details the true struggle in terms of both body and mind. One of the saddest episodes of the book - We witness two deaths among the team through this extreme strech of their journey.Also available on youtube at @thriru channel

Mahapalayana (ಮಹಾಪಲಾಯನ) - By K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi (ಕೆ. ಪಿ. ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ) . A rendition by "Kannada Tota".Chapter 8 - In this episode the team enter Mongolia through Russian-Mangolian border around June 2nd week. They estimate that in about 60 days they have walked around 1400 miles. They also experience their first heavy rain-and-thunderstorm since their flight and struggle to find shelter during that period. They use the pig fat as medication for their wounds on their feet and body. There is also a brief enounter with a group of 12 mongolian travellers who had one camel, 2 horses and 4 donkeys. These travellers share some food that helps for the next leap of ongoing journey. The team next enter Gobi desert accidentally without knowing what lies ahead in their journey.Also available on youtube at @thriru channel

Mahapalayana (ಮಹಾಪಲಾಯನ) - By K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi (ಕೆ. ಪಿ. ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ) . A rendition by "Kannada Tota".Chapter 7 - In this episode the team cross river Barguzin. It also details their encounter with few village men - one with a horse stable owner and other a mangolian father-son duo. It also details their scheming plan to steal a pig from its sty to satiate their hunger crunch. Also available on youtube at @thriru channel

ನಟ - A short kannada poem penned by Sri. Raju Kulkarni. Raju Kulkarni is a kannada drama artist since his childhood and is now actively part of Kannada Kala Sangha Tungabhadra Dam, Hospet.Also available on youtube at @thriru channel

Mahapalayana (ಮಹಾಪಲಾಯನ) - By K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi (ಕೆ. ಪಿ. ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ) . A rendition by "Kannada Tota".Chapter 6 introduces to the story of 15 year old Poland girl - "Christina Polanska".Also available on youtube at @thriru channel

Mahapalayana (ಮಹಾಪಲಾಯನ) - By K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi (ಕೆ. ಪಿ. ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ) . A rendition by "Kannada Tota".Chapter 5 throws light on their struggle for food, their accidental encounter of a big deer and their plan to preserve and pack it for their upcoming days in the journey for food and footwear needs. Their path is now somewhere close by to Lake Baikal according to the narrator and they come across a sign board for the place called "Chechka". Once they swim and cross the Baikal lake, they come across railway track of trans siberian railway - which goes until town Vladivostok. At the end of the chapter, they have a chance encounter with a female named "Christina Polanska" - a Poland girl.Also available on youtube at @thriru channel

Mahapalayana (ಮಹಾಪಲಾಯನ) - By K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi (ಕೆ. ಪಿ. ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ) . A rendition by "Kannada Tota".Chapter 4 details the Day 1 of their escape. about 7 people set out their journey to freedom on this first day to cross the prison boudandries and cross over the 'Lena' river - their first milestone to success. The 7 people on this journey as seen in the book are:1. Zaro (an enigmatic companion, identified as Yugoslav).2. Makowski (A Poland Border Defense Force Commander)3. Palkovich (A Poland Sergeant)4. Mr. Smith (An American engineer).5. Markinchov (A Tall man from Lithuania Military)6. Colemenoz (A Latvian Farmer)7. Slavomir Rawicz (the author and main character, a former Poland cavalry officer).Also available on youtube at @thriru channel

Mahapalayana - K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi - Chapter 3Mahapalayana (ಮಹಾಪಲಾಯನ) - By K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi (ಕೆ. ಪಿ. ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ) . A rendition by "Kannada Tota".In Chapter 3 of this book - we get to understand the planning and scheming details which slovomir and his friends carry out - in an attempt to escape the harsh siberian prison camp.Also available on youtube at @thriru channel

Mahapalayana - K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi - Chapter 2Mahapalayana (ಮಹಾಪಲಾಯನ) - By K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi (ಕೆ. ಪಿ. ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ) . A rendition by "Kannada Tota".In Chapter 2 of this book - we get to visualize the unexpected support extended from the Russian commander's wife to Slovomir which only strengthens his desire to flee.Also available on youtube at @thriru channel

Mahapalayana - K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi - Chapter 1Mahapalayana (ಮಹಾಪಲಾಯನ) - By K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi (ಕೆ. ಪಿ. ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ) . A rendition by "Kannada Tota".In Chapter 1 of this book - we get a brief shabdha chitra of the soviet union camp site 303 and preview of a day in every prisoner's life in it - from the eyes of Slovomir Rawicz - the narrator throughtout the book.Also available on youtube at @thriru channel

Mahapalayana - By K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi. A rendition by "Kannada Tota".Here the author , in his own words - expresses his intention to pick up two of the biographies for his translation in kannada and also hopes to sow a seed of thought in the end of this reading journey.Disclaimer: I own no copyrights to the book or its content. This audio rendition is only for the love of kannada to encourage people to pick up kannada books to read.Also available on youtube at @thriru channel

A N Murthy Rao's book - Devaru. This is the response of the author for the comments he received on his book. This is printed on the last page of the book cover.

A N Murthy Rao's book - Devaru. This is Part - 2 of chapter 15 (the final chapter) of his book titled: "ನಾವು ಒಪ್ಪಬಹುದಾದ ಮತ" . Here the author summarizes his conclusions and inferences and tries to sketch up details on what we all can agree on. He quotes 3 of Albert Einstein's sayings to help us understand the non-existent relation of ethics and god. #kannada #audiobook #devaru #ANMurthyRao #KannadaTota

A N Murthy Rao's book - Devaru. This is Part - 1 of chapter 15 (the final chapter) of his book titled: "ನಾವು ಒಪ್ಪಬಹುದಾದ ಮತ" . Here the author summarizes his conclusions and inferences and tries to sketch up details on what we all can agree on. He quotes 3 of Albert Einstein's sayings to help us understand the non-existent relation of ethics and god.

A N Murthy Rao's book - Devaru. This is Part - 2 of chapter 14 of his book titled: "ನಾಸ್ತಿಕರು - ಆಸ್ತಿಕರು - ಇಂದಿನ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ " . Here the author examines the present position of believers and non-believers and brings up possibilities of the possible clashes between two as well as how they can co-exist peacefully.