Tejo Tungabhadra: Tributaries of Time
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Tejo Tungabhadra narrates the story of two rivers on different continents whose souls are interconnected through history. On the banks of the river Tejo in Lisbon, Bella, a young Jewish refugee, and her family face daily threats to their lives and dignity from a deeply antisemitic society. Gabriel, her lover, sails to India with General Albuquerque's fleet, seeking wealth and a secure future. Meanwhile, on the banks of the Tungabhadra in the Vijayanagara Empire, the young couple Hampamma and Keshava find themselves caught in a storm of religious violence and the harsh cycle of tradition. The two stories come together in Goa with the power and energy of meeting rivers. Set in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, Tejo Tungabhadra is a grand saga of love, ambition, greed, and a lively passion for life amid the turbulent waves of history.
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Tejo Tungabhadra narrates the story of two rivers on different continents whose souls are interconnected through history. On the banks of the river Tejo in Lisbon, Bella, a young Jewish refugee, and her family face daily threats to their lives and dignity from a deeply antisemitic society. Gabriel, her lover, sails to India with General Albuquerque's fleet, seeking wealth and a secure future. Meanwhile, on the banks of the Tungabhadra in the Vijayanagara Empire, the young couple Hampamma and Keshava find themselves caught in a storm of religious violence and the harsh cycle of tradition. The two stories come together in Goa with the power and energy of meeting rivers. Set in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, Tejo Tungabhadra is a grand saga of love, ambition, greed, and a lively passion for life amid the turbulent waves of history.
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ISBN9780143467991
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Pages427
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Avg Reading Time14 hrs
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Age18+ yrs
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Country of OriginIN
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It begins to dawn on nine-year-old Sambhaji that his father has fled from Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and left him behind. He now has to find his way home with the help of strangers... Under the shadow of a renowned father, Sambhaji is thrown into the Maratha-Mughal conflict from a young age. His mistakes cost him dearly, and when his father suddenly dies and he becomes the chhatrapati, it's like inheriting a crown of thorns. Over the next nine years, he fights a constant battle-internally, as palace intrigues threaten his life, and externally, as Aurangzeb advances into the Deccan with his army. Even Shivaji had never faced such outright Mughal aggression. Can he protect the Maratha nation and Swaraj, his father's dream? Will he prove himself a worthy son in life and death? Though history has often been unkind to Sambhaji, it cannot deny that he inspired a generation of Maratha warriors who ultimately ended Aurangzeb's jihad.
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