▁He ▁earned ▁a ▁ ▁B . A ▁( H ons ) ▁– ▁Philosoph y ▁( M aj or ), ▁at ▁Mys ore ▁University ▁and ▁earned ▁an ▁ ▁M . A ▁in ▁Philosoph y ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁being ▁awarded ▁the ▁gold ▁medal ▁by ▁Mys ore ▁University . ▁He ▁earned ▁a ▁ ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁– ▁Sat ya ▁m att u ▁Sound ary a ▁( Tr uth ▁and ▁Beaut y ) ▁written ▁in ▁English , ▁at ▁Mah ar aja ▁Say aj ira o ▁University ▁of ▁Bar oda . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁S ▁L ▁B hy ra ppa ▁was ▁a ▁L ect urer ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁at ▁Sri ▁K adas idd h esh war ▁College , ▁Hub li ; ▁S ard ar ▁Pat el ▁University ▁in ▁Gu jar at ; ▁NC ERT , ▁Del hi ; ▁and ▁the ▁Regional ▁College ▁of ▁Education , ▁Mys ore ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁B hy ra ppa ▁has ▁two ▁sons ▁and ▁lives ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁in ▁Mys ore . ▁ ▁B hy ra ppa ' ▁works ▁are ▁published ▁in ▁English , ▁K ann ada , ▁and ▁S ansk rit , ▁and ▁taught ▁in ▁Indian ▁Studies ▁and ▁Western ▁Philosoph y ▁courses . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁Starting ▁with ▁B he em ak aya , ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁B hy ra ppa ▁has ▁author ed ▁twenty ▁four ▁nov els ▁in ▁a ▁career ▁sp anning ▁more ▁than ▁five ▁dec ades . ▁V am sh av ru k sha , ▁T