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Parva considered to be the Magnum Opus of Bhyrappa, is theinterpretation of the Mahabharata from the point of view of 20thcentury mind. The Mahabharata story is removed from its mythologicalelements and the whole theme and characters are placed in thehistorical time of 2th century B.! in "ndia. Bhyrappa spent #ve years

in researching the social, economic and cultural details of the period.

Parva considered to be the Magnum Opus of Bhyrappa, is theinterpretation of the Mahabharata from the point of view of 20thcentury mind. The Mahabharata story is removed from its mythologicalelements and the whole theme and characters are placed in thehistorical time of 2th century B.! in "ndia. Bhyrappa spent #ve yearsin researching the social, economic and cultural details of the period.

Parva considered to be the Magnum Opus of Bhyrappa, is theinterpretation of the Mahabharata from the point of view of 20thcentury mind. The Mahabharata story is removed from its mythologicalelements and the whole theme and characters are placed in thehistorical time of 2th century B.! in "ndia. Bhyrappa spent #ve yearsin researching the social, economic and cultural details of the period.

Parva considered to be the Magnum Opus of Bhyrappa, is theinterpretation of the Mahabharata from the point of view of 20thcentury mind. The Mahabharata story is removed from its mythological

elements and the whole theme and characters are placed in thehistorical time of 2th century B.! in "ndia. Bhyrappa spent #ve yearsin researching the social, economic and cultural details of the period.

Early life

Bhyrappa was born in a Hoysala Karnataka Brahmin family at Santeshivara, a remote village in

Channarayapatna taluk of Hassan district, about 200 km from Bangalore. He lost his mother to Bubonic

plague early in childhood and took on odd jobs to pay for his education. His childhood influences include

the Kannada literature Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar; Bhyrappa briefly participated in the Indian freedom

struggle when he was aged 13.

Bhyrappa completed his primary education in Channarayapatna taluk before moving to Mysore where hecompleted the rest of his education. His autobiography, Bhitti (Wall) records a break in his high school

education. Bhyrappa impulsively quit school, following his cousin's advice and wandered for a year with

him. His sojourn led him to Mumbai, where he worked as a railway porter. In Mumbai he met a group of

sadhus and joined them to seek spiritual solace. He wandered with them for a few months before returning

to Mysore to resume his education.

Education

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High School - Navodaya High School (now), Channarayapatna, Sharada Vilas High School, Mysore

B.A (Hons) - Philosophy (Major), Mysore University

M.A - Philosophy, awarded the gold medal by Mysore University

Doctor of Philosophy - Satya mattu Soundarya (Truth and Beauty) written in English, Maharaja Sayajirao

University of Baroda

Career

S L Bhyrappa was a lecturer of Philosophy at Sri Kadasiddheshwar college, Hubli, Sardar Patel University

of Gujarat, NCERT Delhi, and the Regional College of Education, Mysore from where he retired in 1991.

Bhyrappa has two sons, and lives with his wife in Mysore.

Works

Bhyrappa has produced several popular novels. Some of his early novels were also critically acclaimed.

Starting with Dharmashree, first published in 1961, Bhyrappa has authored twenty novels in a career

spanning four decades. His major novels have generated public discussions and debates.

Vamshavruksha, Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane, Matadana and Nayi Neralu have been made into films and

have bagged major awards. Vamshavruksha has received Kannada Sahitya Academy Award in 1966 and

Daatu (Crossing Over) has received both Kannada and Kendra Sahitya Academy awards in 1975. Parva hasbeen the most discussed and applauded among all of his novels. It narrates the social structure, values and

the mystery of mortality in the epoch of Mahabharata very effectively. Bhyrappa reconstructed

Mahabharatha from sociological and anthropological angle, through metaphors in this novel.

In addition to novels, Bhyrappa has written tomes pertaining to literature and philosophy such as ' Satya

mattu saundarya ' ( Truth and beauty ), Sahitya mattu prateeka, Kate mattu katavastu and Naneke

bareyuttene?.

Popularity

Bhyrappas novels have been translated into most Indian languages and English.[2] Bhyrappa has been the

top selling author in Kannada for past 25 years and past 8 years in Marathi. He has also been among the top

five best selling authors in Hindi.[4]

Most of his novels have been reprinted several times. His latest novels Aavarana & Kavalu was sold out

even before its release. The novel went on to create a record in Indian literary world by witnessing 10

reprints within five months of its release.

All his novels are published by Saahitya Bhandaara located in "Balepet" Bangalore

Controversies

Bhyrappa was the center of controversies in certain quarters because of his selection of themes and also

because of his stands.[1] Most of Bhyrappa's prominent novels (Vamshavruksha, Tabbaliyu Neenaade

Magane, Parva, and Saartha) have strong roots in ancient Indian philosophical tradition, a fact which

invited severe criticism initially from the Navya writers and from others later.

Bhyrappa supported N. R. Narayana Murthy when the latter was criticized by media and public regarding

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