The Kannada Collector's Edition

Rooted in the Kannada literary spirit—rationalist, bold, questioning—The Caravan's Kannada Collector’s Edition is a landmark publication that brings the magazine’s signature longform journalism into dialogue with one of India’s richest intellectual traditions. With eight Jnanpith awards and more than fifty Sahitya Akademi honours, Kannada literature has long shaped the country’s cultural and intellectual life. This special edition pays tribute to that legacy, and seeks to place The Caravan’s award-winning journalism within that enduring tradition.

Featuring essays and profiles on towering literary and political figures, the edition reflects on the lives and legacies of thinkers who have shaped India’s modern intellectual history—from the contrarian wisdom of UR Ananthamurthy and the moral inquiries of Mudnakudu Chinnaswamy, to the pioneering thought of reformers such as Periyar and Jotirao Phule. Alongside these, it offers a carefully curated selection of The Caravan's longform journalism—translated into Kannada—that engages with the evolving contours of India’s public life.