S.L. Bhyrappa

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S.L. Bhyrappa

Born: 26 July 1934
Santeshivara, Hassan district, Karnataka, India
Occupation: Writer, Novelist, Professor
Nationality: India
Genres: Fiction
Debut works: Dharmashree (1961)
Influences: Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar, M.K. Gandhi, Ananda Coomaraswamy, Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Swami Vivekananda

Santeshivara Lingannaiah Bhyrappa (Kannada:ಸಂತೇಶಿವರ ಲಿಂಗಣ್ಣಯ್ಯ ಭೈರಪ್ಪ) (born July 26, 1934), is a Kannada novelist, whose works are immensely popular both within India and abroad. His novels are unique in terms of theme, structure, and characterization.

Bhyrappa's works do not fit into any specific genre of contemporary Kannada literature such as Navodaya, Navya, Bandaya, or Dalita partly because of the range of topics they deal with. His major works have been the centre of several public debates.

Bhyrappa has two sons and lives in Mysore.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Bhyrappa was born in Santeshivara, a remote village in Channarayapatna taluk of Hassan district, about 200 Kms 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 litterateur Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar and Gandhi; 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 he finished 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.

[edit] Education

High School: 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

[edit] Career

S L Bhyrappa began his career as a lecturer in Hubli, then moved to the Sardar Patel University of Gujarat, NCERT Delhi, and finally to the Regional College of Education, Mysore from where retired in 1991.

[edit] Works

Bhyrappa has produced several significant novels. Starting with Dharmashree, first published in 1961, Bhyrappa has authored twenty novels in a career spanning four decades. His major novels have generated numerous public discussion and debate.

Bhyrappa's novels have been translated into most Indian languages and English. Some of his novels such as Gruhabhanga, Vamshavruksha, Nele, Sakshi, NayiNeralu, Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane, Daatu, Dharmashree, and Parva are very popular in Hindi and Marathi.

Vamshavruksha, Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane and Matadana have been made into movies and have bagged major awards. Vamshavruksha has received Kannada Sahitya Academy Award in 1966 and Daatu (The Crossing) has received both Kannada and Kendra Sahitya Academy awards in 1975. Parva has been 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 has manifested the lives of Draupadi, Kunti, Madri and Gandhari on the groundwork of copulation and morality.

Apart from novels Bhyrappa has written tomes pertaining to literarature and philosophy such as Sahitya mattu prateeka, Kate mattu katavastu, Naneke bareyuttene?. Bhyrappa was elected as the president of Kannada Sahitya Sammelana held in Kanakapura in 1999.

[edit] Controversies

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. The most common criticism alleged against his works is the charge of propagating regressive values, and upholding the Brahminical tradition.

Dr. U.R. Ananthamurthy was an early and prominent critic of Bhyrappa's novels. Bhyrappa has documented his debate with Ananthamurthy in Bhitti, as well as in a few essays in Naaneke Bareyuttene.

He has recently criticised Girish Karnad for being untruthful in giving a factual account of Tipu Sultan, and taking political positions in support of the establishment. [1]

[edit] Awards

[edit] Works

[edit] Novels

  • Dharmashree (1961)
  • Doora saridaru (1962)
  • Matadaana (1965)
  • Vamshavraksha (1965)
  • Jalapaata (1967)
  • Naayi Neralu (1968) -
  • Tabbaliyu neenaade magane (1968)
  • Gruhabhanga (1970)
  • Nirakarana (1971)
  • Grahana (1972)
  • Daatu (1973)
  • Anweshane (1976)
  • Parva (1979)
  • Nele (1983)
  • Saakshi (1986)
  • Anchu (1990)
  • Tantu (1993)
  • Saartha (1998)
  • Mandra (2001)
  • Bheemakaaya (2004/2005)
  • Aavarana (2007)

[edit] Autobiography

  • Bhitti

[edit] Philosophy

  • Satya mattu Soundarya (1966) (Doctoral thesis)
  • Saahitya mattu Prateeka (1967)
  • Kathe mattu Kathavastu (1969)
  • Naaneke Bareyuttene? (1980)

[edit] Bhyrappa's works translated to other languages

[edit] Bhyrappa's novels on screen

[edit] Movies

  • Vamshavruksha (1972)
  • Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane (1977)
  • Matadana (2001)
  • Nayi-Neralu (2006)

[edit] Television series

  • Gruhabhanga
  • Daatu (Hindi)

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  • Bhitti (Seeds) by S.L. Bhyrappa, an autobiography
  • Naaneke Bareyuttene by S.L. Bhyrappa, a collection of essays about writing
  • S. L. Bhyrappa Badaku-Baraha by Nagaraj Neeragunda on S.L. Bhyrappa's life and works

[edit] External links and Further Reading

  • Pampa Award to Bhyrappa in 2001
  • Belagere Krishnashastri, Mareyaladeete, for a warm hearted interpretation of the author's experiences with Bhyrappa.
  • Bhyrappabhinandana, a feliciation book on S.L. Bhyrappa
  • S.L. Bhyrappa Avara Krutigala Vimarshe a collection of literary criticism on S.L.Bhyrappa's works compiled by Sumateendra Nadig
  • Mandra-Manthana, a collection of essays about S.L. Bhyrappa's novel, Mandra, by various literary critics



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