The cover of Growing Up Karanth has the photograph of the extraordinary literary genius Shivaram Karanth: a clear indication that he is the protagonist of this work by his three children—Malavika Kapur, Ullas Karanth and Kshama Rau—who are in their 70s now. If the ‘Karanth world’ or the ‘Karanth concern’ gained such conviction and force in the public life of …