S. L. Bhyrappa

SANTESHIVARA LINGANNAIAH BHYRAPPA (BORN 20TH AUGUST1931) IS AN INDIAN NOVELIST, PHILOSOPHER AND SCREENWRITER WHO WRITE IN KANNADA. HIS WORK IS POPULAR IN THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND HE IS WIDELY REGARDED AS ONE OF MODERN INDIAS POPULAR NOVELISTS. HIS NOVELS ARE UNIQUE IN TERMS OF THEME, STRUCTURE, AND CHARACTERIZATION. 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. HE WAS AWARDED THE 20TH SARA SWATI SANMAN IN 2010. IN MARCH 2015, BHYRAPPA WAS AWARDED THE SAHITYA AKADEMI FELLOWSHIP. THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AWARDED HIM WITH THE CIVILIAN HONOUR OF THE PADMA SHRI IN 2016.