An illustrated collection of articles related to history. This book discusses,
1. Singing Sands 2. Quick Sands 3. The Ahaggar mountains 4. Dades Valley Morocco 5. Lake Assal 6. Summary of "Sand in my eyes" 7. The lost pyramid of tutankhamun
K.P. Purnachandra Tejaswi was a prominent Kannada writer, novelist, photographer, ornithologist, publisher, painter and environmentalist. He made a great impression in the "Navya" period of Kannada literature and and inaugurated the bandaya sahitya.
Tejaswi was born on September 8, 1938. His father is the famous poet, Rashtrakavi Kuvempu. He completed his education in Mysore. Tejaswi has written in almost all forms of literature including poems, short stories, novels, travel literature, plays and science fiction. He has translated several English books to Kannada. His famous translations include the series on Kenneth Anderson's hunting expeditions and Henri Charrière's Papillon.
He has won several awards for his contribution to literature such as the Rajyotsava and Kannada Sahitya Academy awards.
Poornachandra Tejaswi died of cardiac arrest at the age of 69
ಕೊನೆಯ ಎರೆಡು ಭಾಗಗಳಾದ 'ಸಹರಾ ಸಾಹಸ' ಮತ್ತು 'ಕಳೆದುಹೋದ ಪಿರಮಿಡ್' ಇವುಗಳ ವಿವರಣೆ ಬಹಳ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿದೆ. The last two parts about the Sahara desert and the pyramids of Egypt are extraordinary