Bharathipura

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Bharathipura is a landmark Kannada novel by U. R. Ananthamurthy that critically explores caste, modernity, and social reform in a South Indian village.

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instanceOf Kannada novel
novel
author U. R. Ananthamurthy
countryOfOrigin India
creator U. R. Ananthamurthy
genre literary fiction
political novel
social novel
hasAdaptation academic criticism and commentary
stage adaptations
hasTranslation English
other Indian languages
influenced discourse on caste in Indian literature
later Kannada writers on caste
language Kannada
literaryForm prose
literaryMovement Navya movement
literarySignificance frequently studied in Indian literature courses
major work in modern Kannada literature
mainTheme caste
modernity
social reform
medium print
notableFor critical exploration of caste hierarchy
depiction of social reform efforts in rural India
portrayal of tensions between tradition and modernity
originalLanguage Kannada
originalTitleLanguage Kannada
partOf corpus of U. R. Ananthamurthy’s novels
setting Karnataka
South Indian village
subject Brahminical social order
Dalit oppression
postcolonial Indian society
urban-rural divide

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U. R. Ananthamurthy notableWork Bharathipura
Bhava relatedWorkByAuthor Bharathipura