He earned a Doctor of Philosophy – Satya mattu Soundarya (Truth and Beauty) written in English, at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. He earned a B.A (Hons) – Philosophy (Major), at Mysore University and earned an M.A in Philosophy as well as being awarded the gold medal by Mysore University. īhyrappa attended Navodaya High School, Channarayapatna, Sharada Vilas High School, Mysore. He wandered with them for a few months before returning to Mysore to resume his education. In Mumbai he met a group of sadhus and joined them to seek spiritual solace. His sojourn led him to Mumbai, where he worked as a railway porter. Bhyrappa impulsively quit school, following his cousin's advice and wandered for a year with him. In his autobiography, Bhitti (Wall) he wrote that he took a break during his high school education. (Bhitti page no.50 First edition)īhyrappa completed his primary education in Channarayapatna taluk before moving to Mysore where he completed the rest of his education. His date of birth as per school records is 20 August 1931 and he has declared in his autobiography Bhitti that his actual date of birth is different. During his childhood, he was influenced by the writings of Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar. He lost his mother and brothers to Bubonic plague in his early childhood and took on odd jobs to pay for his education. S L Bhyrappa was born at Santeshivara, a village in the Channarayapatna taluk of Hassan district, about 162 kilometres (101 mi) from Bangalore. The Government of India awarded him with the civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2016. In March 2015, Bhyrappa was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship. He was awarded the 20th Saraswati Samman in 2010. His major works have been at the center of several heated public debates and controversies. īhyrappa'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 he writes about.
He has been among the top-selling authors in the Kannada language and his books have been translated into Hindi and Marathi which have also been sellers. His novels are unique in terms of theme, structure, and characterization. His work is popular in the state of Karnataka and he is widely regarded as one of modern India's popular novelists. Santeshivara Lingannaiah Bhyrappa (born 20 June 1931) is an Indian novelist, philosopher and screenwriter who writes in Kannada. Santeshivara, Hassan district, Karnataka, India
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