S L Bhyrappa

Essays

How Caste Politics, Communism and Congress Transformed Mysore University into a Crematorium of Knowledge

How Caste Politics, Communism and Congress Transformed Mysore University into a Crematorium of Knowledge

The University of Mysore took its inspiration from the Bhagavad Gita. Power-hungry caste politicians aided by communists eventually transformed it into a graveyard of knowledge.

ಪರ್ವಕ್ಕೆ ತಯಾರಿ - ಪಿ.ವಿ. ಕಾಣೆಯವರ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ: ಭೈರಪ್ಪನವರ ಮಾತಿನಲ್ಲಿ

ಪರ್ವಕ್ಕೆ ತಯಾರಿ - ಪಿ.ವಿ. ಕಾಣೆಯವರ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ: ಭೈರಪ್ಪನವರ ಮಾತಿನಲ್ಲಿ

ಎಸ್. ಎಲ್. ಭೈರಪ್ಪನವರ ಮಹತ್ಕೃತಿ "ಪರ್ವ" ಕ್ಕೆ ತಾವು ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡ ತ್ರಿವಿಕ್ರಮ ಸಿದ್ದತೆಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಹಾಗು ಅವರಿಗೆ ಮಹಾವಿದ್ವಾಂಸರಾದ ಪಾಂಡುರಂಗ ವಾಮನ ಕಾಣೆ ಅವರೆಡೆಗೆ ಇದ್ದ ಗೌರವಾದರಗಳ ಕುರಿತು ಮನಮುಟ್ಟುವ ಮಾತುಗಳು ಈ ಲೇಖನದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತವಾಗಿದೆ

S.L. Bhyrappa: End of an Era

S.L. Bhyrappa: End of an Era

A tribute to Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa, the titan of Indian literature who passed away recently

Karnad Caricatures Yayati in the Black Hole of Existentialism

Karnad Caricatures Yayati in the Black Hole of Existentialism

Yayati is Girish Karnad’s first play, written in Kannada when he was twenty-three years old. It is also his seminal work of cultural vandalism, his first attempt at massacring everything that the Indian tradition and culture holds sacred, sublime, elevating, and valuable. Published in 1961, the instant success

In Memoriam: The Dreams of Tughlaq-Tipu Girish Karnad

In Memoriam: The Dreams of Tughlaq-Tipu Girish Karnad

An obituary on the passing away of Girish Raghunath Karnad