GRUHABHANGA
Bhyrappa, S. L. GRUHABHANGA IS ONE OF THE SEVERAL HIGHLY ACCLAIMED WORKS WRITTEN BY S. L. BHYRAPPA. THIS KANNADA NOVEL BEARS PROOF OF THE AUTHOR'S RELENTLESS SEARCH FOR TRUTH AND AN EXPLORATION OF WOMEN'S PLACE IN MODERN SOCIETY. THE TEMPORAL BACKDROP OF THE STORY IS THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY. THE NOVEL OPENS IN A RURAL SETTING WHERE NANJAMMA, A WOMAN WHO ASSAYS THE VARIOUS ROLES OF DAUGHTER, WIFE, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, AND MOTHER, IS TRAPPED IN A SUFFOCATING FAMILIA...