<h2>About the Book</h2><p>It is 1565. The Vijayanagara empire stands at the edge of ruin. On the banks of the Tungabhadra, the merchant Nagabhushan and the poet Krishnadasa guard a secret manuscript that could alter the course of the war — if they can trust each other long enough to deliver it.</p><p><em>Shadows of the Tungabhadra</em> is a story of loyalty, betrayal, and the quiet heroism of ordinary people caught in extraordinary times. Woven through with Kannada poetry, temple rituals, and the sounds of a river that has witnessed millennia, this is Anu Belle's most ambitious work yet.</p>