Bengaluru, Sep 25 (IANS) Booker awardee Banu Mushtaq, while sharing her condolence message over the demise of iconic Kannada litterateur S.L. Bhyrappa, recalled how he chose to stay at her residence for a week to closely observe Muslim life before penning his famous novel ‘Aavarana’.

Bhyrappa passed away on Wednesday following a cardiac arrest in Bengaluru. His final rites will be held in Mysuru with state honours.

Banu Mushtaq stated, “I noticed that Padma Bhushan awardee Bhyrappa did not follow any strict rules about food habits. From my childhood, I had developed a taste for reading through Bhyrappa’s writings. I was one of his most loyal readers. But after his stance, his rigidity, and his presentation of ideas shaped by prejudice, I no longer remained a devoted reader. Instead, it a

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