English 424About The BookDefiance is a captivating tale of the march of globalization and its impact on the lives and times of the Santher Guthu family in Ombathkere, a village located between Mangaluru and Kasaragodu. Set in the picturesque Malabar coast of Karnataka in the late 20th Century, the novel takes the reader through four generations of the family. Ambakke, the protagonist, along with her brother Sankappa Hegde, the third-generation descendants of the family form the lifeblood of this story of human relationships in the midst of time and change.The novel is born out of deep contemplation of a community in the face of transition. There is anxiety that grips this part of Karnataka in the wake of modernity. The vast canvas of the novel and the depiction of folk culture provides a unique touch to the saga of the community. Defiance is a novel about traditions and the fear of losing out to modernity. It is about change and the desire to remain rooted.About The AuthorDr Na Mogasale (1944) was born in Kasaragod and has settled at Kantavara where he served for 37 years as a government medical officer. Through his literary and cultural organisations like Kantavara Kannada Sangha, Allama Prabhu Peetha, and Vardhamana Prashasthi Peetha, he made Kantavara a literary and cultural centre. He is best known for his voluminous writings in various genres - mainly novels, poems, and short stories. Of his many novels, `Ullanghane' (the original version of 'Defiance') and `Mukhantara' are considered the major works.
