<p>“The core character of human beings has remained the same since the days of the Vedas, Ramayana and Mahabharata days. So a writer has to understand the emotions and sentiments of human beings and etch them so as to make it thought-provoking. Such literature becomes acceptable at all times,” writer S L Bhyrappa, who recently received the Saraswathi Samman, said.<br /><br />He was responding to a felicitation by the residents of his native place Santheshivara, Channarayapatana, in the district, on Sunday.</p>.<p>Stating that the character of human beings would not change even in the future, he hoped that people would read and enjoy his writings even after 500 years from now. <br /><br />“I always ask myself if my works would be loved even in the future before settling down to write,” he added.<br /><br />“Those who have no knowledge of the poor people in villages cannot understand India as a country. For this understanding, one has to interact with rural people as one among them. If a writer sees everything through the lens of isms acquired at universities the literature does not last long. The writer has to evolve his own viewpoint out of his own experience,” he said.<br /><br />“Even among writers there are sections that impose socialism, Marxism, etc. Members of such sections protest and lobby against publication of criticism of works in newspapers and journals if the writing is not in line with their ideology. A writer has to face such challenges and reach the readers,” Bhyrappa said.<br /><br />The writer, who received a felicitation for the first time in his birthplace, recalled the days when he was a boy and used to roam about in the streets of the village. He said his experience in the village made him write his novel ‘Grihabangha’. The understanding of the caste system which he earned in the village evolved into his novel ‘Daatu’. <br /><br />Attachment <br /><br />“Even though I do not reside here, I have never forgotten the village. I have retained the emotional attachment to the place by establishing a trust in my mother’s name here,” he said.<br /><br />The residents of the village had decorated all their houses with green leaves and flowers and rangoli to welcome the writer to the felicitation. <br /><br />He was taken in a procession through the thoroughfares of the village from the Chikkonahalli gate.<br /><br />Chairman of State Translation Academy Pradhana Gurudutt inaugurated the function, MLA C S Puttegowda presided over. MLA B C Nagesh, HDCC Bank president C N Balakrishna, ex-MLA Nanjappa and journalist Garudanagiri Nagaraj were present on the occasion.</p>
<p>“The core character of human beings has remained the same since the days of the Vedas, Ramayana and Mahabharata days. So a writer has to understand the emotions and sentiments of human beings and etch them so as to make it thought-provoking. Such literature becomes acceptable at all times,” writer S L Bhyrappa, who recently received the Saraswathi Samman, said.<br /><br />He was responding to a felicitation by the residents of his native place Santheshivara, Channarayapatana, in the district, on Sunday.</p>.<p>Stating that the character of human beings would not change even in the future, he hoped that people would read and enjoy his writings even after 500 years from now. <br /><br />“I always ask myself if my works would be loved even in the future before settling down to write,” he added.<br /><br />“Those who have no knowledge of the poor people in villages cannot understand India as a country. For this understanding, one has to interact with rural people as one among them. If a writer sees everything through the lens of isms acquired at universities the literature does not last long. The writer has to evolve his own viewpoint out of his own experience,” he said.<br /><br />“Even among writers there are sections that impose socialism, Marxism, etc. Members of such sections protest and lobby against publication of criticism of works in newspapers and journals if the writing is not in line with their ideology. A writer has to face such challenges and reach the readers,” Bhyrappa said.<br /><br />The writer, who received a felicitation for the first time in his birthplace, recalled the days when he was a boy and used to roam about in the streets of the village. He said his experience in the village made him write his novel ‘Grihabangha’. The understanding of the caste system which he earned in the village evolved into his novel ‘Daatu’. <br /><br />Attachment <br /><br />“Even though I do not reside here, I have never forgotten the village. I have retained the emotional attachment to the place by establishing a trust in my mother’s name here,” he said.<br /><br />The residents of the village had decorated all their houses with green leaves and flowers and rangoli to welcome the writer to the felicitation. <br /><br />He was taken in a procession through the thoroughfares of the village from the Chikkonahalli gate.<br /><br />Chairman of State Translation Academy Pradhana Gurudutt inaugurated the function, MLA C S Puttegowda presided over. MLA B C Nagesh, HDCC Bank president C N Balakrishna, ex-MLA Nanjappa and journalist Garudanagiri Nagaraj were present on the occasion.</p>
