Kavalu is a 2010
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...
novel by novelist
S.L. Bhyrappa
Santeshivara Lingannaiah Bhyrappa (born 20 June 1931) is an Indian novelist, philosopher and screenwriter who writes in Kannada. His work is popular in the state of Karnataka and he is widely regarded as one of modern India's popular novelists. ...
. The novel deals with Indian society at the crossroads of the era of globalization. The story revolves around the main character Jaya Kumar.
The book was released on 28 June 2010 and 3700 copies sold out within the first three days. After its release, the author conducted numerous debates, notably in Bangalore and Hubballi. The book was in a Kannada Top-10 list the year it was released.
Characters
* Jai Kumar
* Vaijayanthi Jai Kumar
* Vatsala (Puttakka/Jai Kumar and Vaijayanthi's daughter)
* Dyaavakka (Vaijayanthi Jai Kumar's House maid)
* Mangala Jai Kumar
* Prabhakara (Mangala's Collegemate and Paramour )
* Nachiket (Software Engineer and nephew of Jai Kumar)
* Rajamma (Jai Kumar's mother)
* Shobha Naraayan (Nachiket's mother and Jaikumar's Sister)
* Narayan (Jai Kumar's brother-in-law)
* Keshava (Jai Kumar's Elder Brother)
* Chitra Hosur
* Maala Kerur
* Ila (English Professor )
* Sujaya (Sweety/Ila and Vinaychandra's daughter)
* Vinay Chandra (Ila's former husband)
* Minister (Ila's boyfriend)
Reprints
* First print: 2010
* Second print: 2010
Footnotes
References
* http://slbhyrappa.com/
* About books release and the sales details: http://kannada.oneindia.in/news/2010/06/30/sl-bhyrappa-new-novel-kavalu-sold-out.html
* Top ten books as mentioned in Website: http://kannada.oneindia.in
* Kavalu review
{{S. L. Bhyrappa
Novels in Kannada
2010 Indian novels
Novels by S. L. Bhyrappa