“Tabbaliyu Neenaade Magane: A Detailed Exploration of Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa’s Classic”, The Dharma Dispatch, October 16, 2025

“IN MY TRIBUTE to the late S.L. Bhyrappa, I had remarked that the “real honour to S.L. Bhyrappa’s legacy involves an honest study of his body of work and to manifest its nuances in our inner lives and pass on the light gleaned therefrom to the next generation.”  

In that spirit, I begin a detailed analysis of his 1968 classic novel, Tabbaliyu Neenaade Magane (literally, O My Son, you have been Orphaned). By way of a disclaimer, I must mention that I have translated this work into English as Orphaned.

Without further ado, let’s begin!

The Song of the Cow

WITHOUT OUR KNOWLEDGE, let alone consent, we’ve all become slaves to technology, changing at the speed of light. Information overload and digital distraction have rewired and distorted our psyches in ways that we’re yet to fathom. This dictatorship of technology has spared no corner of the earth……”

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