[1] Tejo-Tungabhadra novel is a social novel that chronicles the history of Vijayanagara Empire, Portuguese, Bahmani Sultanate and the lifestyle of that period.

The story of the novel begins from about 1492 A.D and continues till the 1518 A.D.[2] Historical figures such as Manuel I of Portugal, King of Portugal, Queen Isabella of Spain, Vasco da Gama, Alfonso de Albuquerque, Krishnadevaraya and Purandara Dasa are the characters of the Novel.

Historical events include the discovery of the sea route to India by Vasco da Gama, Baptism of the Jewish community expelled from Spain who took refuge in Portugal, The novel takes place in the wake of forced Baptism, the genocide of the Jewish and Christians, victory of Krishnadevaraya on Kalinga kingdom and many other events.

Portugal has been at the forefront of inventing the sea route to India to meet this demand and is quite wealthy in this business.

The story on one side takes place on the banks of the Tejo River and on other side the story of Mapala Nayaka, Thembakka, Hampamma and Keshava takes place in Tembakapura, on the banks of the Tungabhadra River in the Vijayanagara Empire of India.It thus proceeds in parallel by delineating events in separate geographical areas.