World Literary Awards

← Back to Home

S. L. Bhyrappa

エス・エル・ビーラッパ

S. L. Bhyrappa

Aliases: S L Bhyrappa

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1931-08-20 （Santeshivara, Hassan district）
Died
2025-09-24 （Bengaluru, Karnataka） age 94
Nationality
Indian
Languages
Kannada, English, Sanskrit
Religion
Hinduism
Residence History
Santeshivara, Hassan district → Mysore → Bengaluru

Career

Occupations
novelist, philosopher, screenwriter, academic
Active Years
1955-2017
Affiliations
NCERT, Regional College of Education, Mysore
Influenced By
A.N. Krishna Rao, Kuvempu, Shivaram Karanth

Education

University of Mysore
Philosophy / Philosophy
Degree: B.A. (Hons), M.A.
Period: 1940s-1950s
Year of Graduation: 1950
Country: India
Gold medal awarded
Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Philosophy / Philosophy
Degree: Ph.D.
Year of Graduation: 1966
Country: India
Thesis: Truth and Beauty

Awards

Padma Bhushan
2023
Organization: Government of India
Result: 受賞
Padma Shri
2016
Organization: Government of India
Result: 受賞
Saraswati Samman
2010
Work: Mandra
Organization: K.K. Birla Foundation
Result: 受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award
1966
Work: Vamshavriksha
Organization: Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞
Sahitya Akademi Fellowship
2015
Organization: Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Parva

1979 Historical fiction

Reconstruction of Mahabharata from sociological and anthropological perspectives

Mahabharatasocial structurevalues
Translations
  • Hindi

Aavarana

2007 Historical fiction

Explores historical events under Islamic rule in India

historyreligionculture
Translations
  • Hindi
  • Marathi

Bibliography

  • Gatha Janma Matteradu Kathegalu
  • Bheemakaaya
  • Vamshavriksha
  • Parva
  • Aavarana
  • Uttarakaanda

Adaptations

  • Vamshavriksha (film)
  • Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane (film)

Translations of Works

  • Hindi, Marathi, etc.

Style & Themes

Literary Style
unique themesstructurecharacterization
Recurring Motifs
philosophyhistoryaesthetics

Health

  • Bubonic plague (family)
    幼少期
    Lost mother and brothers, took odd jobs for education

Legacy

One of modern India's popular novelists, top-selling in Kannada

In Popular Culture

  • Novels adapted to films, sparked controversies

Trivia

  • Lost mother and brothers to plague in childhood
  • Hoysala Karnataka Brahmin family
  • Autobiography reveals different birth date from school records