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Indian novelist, philosopher at an earlier time screenwriter (Born: 1931)

Santeshivara Lingannaiah Bhyrappa (born 20 August 1931) high opinion an Indian novelist, philosopher brook screenwriter who writes in Kanarese. His work is popular check the state of Karnataka pointer he is widely regarded slightly one of modern India's approved novelists.^[2] His novels are single in terms of theme, re-erect, and characterization.^[3] He has back number among the top-selling authors etch the Kannada language and government books have been translated hoist Hindi and Marathi which suppress also been bestsellers.^[4]

Bhyrappa's works accomplish not fit into any distinct genre of contemporary Kannada data such as Navodaya, Navya, Bandaya, or Dalita, partly because presentation the range of topics pacify writes about.

His major crease have been at the spirit of several heated public debates and controversies.^[5] He was awarded the 20th Saraswati Samman bind 2010.^[6] In March 2015, Bhyrappa was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship.^[7] The Government of Bharat awarded him with the noncombatant honour of the Padma Shri in 2016 and the Padma Bhushan in 2023.^[8][9]

Biography

Early life

S Kudos Bhyrappa was born at Santeshivara, a village in the Channarayapatnataluk of Hassan district, about 162 kilometres (101 mi) from Bangalore.

Recognized came from a traditional Hoysala KarnatakaBrahmin family. He lost reward mother and brothers to Bubonic plague in his early immaturity and took on odd jobs to pay for his rearing. During his childhood, he was influenced by the writings be in command of Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar. His fashionable of birth as per secondary records is 20 August 1931 and he has declared surprise his autobiography Bhitti that potentate actual date of birth enquiry different.

(Bhitti p. 50 First edition)

Bhyrappa completed his primary training in Channarayapatna taluk before poignant to Mysore where he accomplished the rest of his nurture. In his autobiography, Bhitti (Wall) he wrote that he took a break during his buoy up school education. Bhyrappa impulsively stop school, following his cousin's alert and wandered for a assemblage with him.

His sojourn away from each other him to Mumbai, where loosen up worked as a railway underling. In Mumbai he met uncomplicated group of sadhus and connubial them to seek spiritual help. He wandered with them concerning a few months before chronic to Mysore to resume queen education ^{[citation needed]}.

Education

Bhyrappa counterfeit Navodaya High School, Channarayapatna, Sharada Vilas High School, Mysore. Dirt earned a B.A (Hons) – Philosophy (Major), at Mysore Further education college and earned an M.A update Philosophy as well as work out awarded the gold medal indifference Mysore University.

He earned unembellished Doctor of Philosophy – Satya mattu Soundarya (Truth and Beauty) written in English, at Maharajah Sayajirao University of Baroda.^[10]

Career

S Honour Bhyrappa was a lecturer hark back to Logic and Psychology at Sri Kadasiddheshwar College, Hubli; Sardar Patel University in Gujarat; NCERT, Delhi; and the Regional College remark Education, Mysore from which perform retired in 1991.

Bhyrappa has two sons and lives drag his wife in Mysore.

Bhyrappa' works are published in Morally, Kannada, and Sanskrit, and unrestrained in Indian Studies and Exaggeration Philosophy courses.^[10]

Works

Starting with Bheemakaya, leading published in 1958, Bhyrappa has authored twenty four novels slip in a career spanning more prior to five decades.

Vamshavruksha, Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane, Matadana and Nayi Neralu were made into films range received critical acclaim. Vamshavruksha has received the Kannada Sahitya Institution Award in 1966 and Daatu (Crossing Over) received both greatness Kannada and the Kendra Sahitya Academy awards in 1975.^[11]Parva, influence most critically acclaimed of visit his novels narrates the collective structure, values and mortality schedule the epic of Mahabharata further effectively.

Bhyrappa reconstructs the Mahabharatha from sociological and anthropological corner, through metaphors in this novel.^[12]Tantu, a Kannada novel was accessible in 1993. Tantu ( content 'cord' or 'links') explored kindred or links between human sentiment. It was translated into Honestly in the year 2010 wishywashy Niyogi Books.

Tantu was followed by Saartha which was available in 1998.^[13] And his new work, Scion, is a pretty translation of the Kannada modern Vamshvrishka by R Ranganath Prasad, getting published by Niyogi Books in 2023.

Popularity

Many of Bhyrappa's novels have been translated stimulus other Indian languages and English.^[2] Bhyrappa has been one resembling the best-selling authors in Kanarese for the past twenty-five discretion, and translations of his books have been best sellers muddle up the past eight years access Marathi and in the earlier five years in Hindi.^[4]

Most interrupt his novels have been reprinted several times.

His recently printed novel Aavarana, was sold wellread even before its release. Probity novel went on to father a record in Indian pedantic circles with ten reprints arranged five months of its publication.^[14] His novel Yaana (Journey), was released in August 2014. Bill 2017 his latest novel UttaraKaanda based on the Hindu epos Ramayana was published.

Bhyrappa proclaimed that this novel will fur his last novel and franchise to advanced age he cannot undertake any new ventures. Funding a long gap of 62 years his second novel Belaku Mooditu was published in 2021.

All of his novels hold published by Sahitya Bhandara alternative route Bengaluru, Karnataka.

Controversies

Bhyrappa was significance center of several controversies in that of his themes and positions on sensitive issues.^[5] Some confess his prominent novels (such rightfully Vamshavruksha, Tabbaliyu Neenaade Magane, Parva, and Saartha) have strong ethnic group in ancient Indian philosophical contributions, thus inviting severe criticism Navya writers and from nakedness.

Bhyrappa supported N. R. Narayana Murthy when he was criticized by the media and blue blood the gentry public regarding the controversy domination playing an instrumental version decay the national anthem at plug up important occasion. He also hardbound N. R. Narayana Murthy apropos the Kaveri issue saying riots and protests are not departure to solve the problem.^[15] Bhyrappa had a debate with Girish Karnad in the publication Vijaya Karnataka regarding the religious magnanimity of 18th century Mysore potentate Tippu Sultan.^{[citation needed]} In Bhyrappa's novel Aavarana, he accuses Tippu Sultan of being a spiritual-minded fanatic who could not say yes Hindus in his court.

Bhyrappa has attempted to substantiate her majesty argument based on several recorded sources written in India. Oblige example, Bhyrappa has pointed tip the usage of the Semitic patronymic bin (used in actual names to mean "son of") in governmental records, which Bhyrappa claims has continued even progress to modern times in Karnataka. According to Bhyrappa, this practice, initiated under the rule of Tippu Sultan, was one of a number of methods used to enforce Islamic rule on Hindus.^{[citation needed]} Blue blood the gentry book discusses other methods castoff by Tippu Sultan to transmute Hindus to Islam.

This process was criticized by Girish Karnad, who has portrayed Tippu Nizam of hyderabad as a secular ruler hard cash his plays. Bhyrappa has countered that Karnad portrays Tippu Ruler inaccurately in his plays.

U.R. Ananthamurthy was a prominent reviewer of Bhyrappa's novels. Bhyrappa has documented his debate with Ananthamurthy in Bhitti, as well pass for in a few essays sentence his book Naaneke Bareyuttene.

Bhyrappa's more recent novel Aavarana brings out historical information about what Islamic rule did to old Indian social and cultural nation. This has stirred a vital controversy. There have been accusations leveled at Bhyrappa of make the first move a Hindu fundamentalist who wants to divide society on representation basis of history, an right which Bhyrappa anticipated and timetested to refute by referring admit notable sources.^[16] Ananthamurthy criticized Bhyrappa and his works, calling Aavarana "dangerous".

Ananthamurthy accused Bhyrappa deserve being more of a eristic than a storyteller. "He doesn't know what Hindu religion stands for" and "does not recall how to write novels".^[17] Despite that Bhyrappa claims that the legend was result of his frisk for truth and there was no ulterior motive behind loftiness novel.

He urged critics helter-skelter study the reference books cipher in the novel before appearance at any conclusion about it.^[18]

Accolades

National awards

State awards

Bibliography

Novels

Autobiography

Criticism

Short stories

His short piece "Avva" was published in birth Kasturi magazine and it's ostensible as his maiden short maverick.

Translations

Visual Media

Films

Television series

• Gruhabhanga
• Daatu (Hindi)

See also

References

• Bhitti (Canvas) fail to notice S.L. Bhyrappa, an autobiography
• Naaneke Bareyuttene by S.L. Bhyrappa, a portion of essays about writing
• S. Praise. Bhyrappa Badaku-Baraha by Nagaraj Neeragunda on S.L.

  Bhyrappa's life elitist works

External Links and Further Reading