1 9 3 1 ) ▁is ▁a ▁K ann ada ▁novel ist , ▁whose ▁work ▁is ▁popular ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁K arn ata ka , ▁India . ▁He ▁is ▁widely ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁modern ▁India ' s ▁popular ▁novel ists . ▁His ▁nov els ▁are ▁unique ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁theme , ▁structure , ▁and ▁character ization . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁among ▁the ▁top - s elling ▁authors ▁in ▁the ▁K ann ada ▁language . ▁His ▁books ▁have ▁been ▁translated ▁to ▁H indi ▁and ▁Mar ath i ▁and ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁top ▁sell ers . ▁▁ ▁B hy ra ppa ' s ▁works ▁do ▁not ▁fit ▁into ▁any ▁specific ▁genre ▁of ▁contemporary ▁K ann ada ▁literature ▁such ▁as ▁Nav od aya , ▁Nav ya , ▁Band aya , ▁or ▁Dal ita , ▁partly ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁range ▁of ▁topics ▁he ▁writes ▁about . ▁His ▁major ▁works ▁have ▁been ▁at ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁several ▁he ated ▁public ▁deb ates ▁and ▁controvers ies . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁Sar as w ati ▁Sam man ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁B hy ra ppa ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Sah ity a ▁Akadem i ▁Fellow ship . ▁The ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁awarded ▁him ▁with ▁the ▁civil ian ▁honour ▁of ▁the ▁Pad ma ▁Sh ri ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁S ▁L ▁B hy ra ppa ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁S antes h iv ara , ▁a