The Kannada literary world is in mourning following the passing away of S L Bhyrappa, a giant whose novels have left an indelible mark on generations of readers and have been translated into numerous languages.

Chandrashekhara Kambara recollected to DH that he and S L Bhyrappa were very close friends and used to travel together a lot. When Bhyrappa spoke, their conversations were filled with endless humor.

Kambara expressed his love and admiration for Bhyrappa's writing, noting that he had a \"map\" for his work and was a very good man. After returning from the US as a Fulbright scholar in 1968-69, Kambara was helped by Bhyrappa to get a job. He supported him, and they had mutual respect and love for each other. Bhyrappa was like a guru to him, he added.

P Sheshadri, a renowned Kannada

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