Aavarana
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Aavarana is a controversial Kannada novel by S. L. Bhyrappa that critically explores religious history, cultural identity, and the politics of historiography in India.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kannada-language novel
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novel ⓘ |
| associatedWith | right-of-center interpretations of Indian history ⓘ |
| author | S. L. Bhyrappa ⓘ |
| commercialSuccess | bestseller in Kannada literature ⓘ |
| controversyTopic |
critique of so-called secular historians
ⓘ
portrayal of Islamic rulers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
some historians
ⓘ
some political commentators ⓘ |
| explores |
Hindu-Muslim relations
ⓘ
Islamic rule in parts of India ⓘ censorship and self-censorship in academia ⓘ role of intellectuals in shaping history ⓘ |
| genre |
historical novel
ⓘ
political novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| hasReprints | multiple editions in Kannada ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ other Indian languages ⓘ |
| influencedPublicDiscourseOn |
cultural nationalism
ⓘ
history textbooks in India ⓘ |
| isDescribedAs | controversial ⓘ |
| language | Kannada ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
communal relations in India
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cultural identity ⓘ interpretation of Indian history ⓘ politics of historiography ⓘ religious history in India ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | novelist protagonist researching history ⓘ |
| originalScript | Kannada script ⓘ |
| partOf | S. L. Bhyrappa’s body of philosophical and historical novels ⓘ |
| praisedBy | readers who support its view of history ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| publisher | Sahitya Bhandara (Bengaluru) ⓘ |
| setIn |
contemporary India
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medieval India (through historical reconstruction) ⓘ |
| symbolism | removal of a veil over historical truths ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | veil ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | Aavarana: The Veil ⓘ |
| triggered |
debate on historical narratives in India
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debate on secularism in India ⓘ public debate in Karnataka ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
S. L. Bhyrappa
this entity surface form:
Avarana