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The Historical Narration in S.L. Bhairappa's Novels; Especially in Unveil and The Caravan

Author(s) Devendrakumar Valabhai Desai, Dr. Sameerkumar N. Solanki
Country India
Abstract This research paper provides an in-depth, critical analysis of the historical narration methodologies deployed by the eminent Kannada novelist S.L. Bhairappa, specifically focusing on the texts Unveil (Avarana, 2007) and The Carvan (1993). Bhairappa's historical fiction is posited not merely as an imaginative reconstruction of the past, but as a deliberate historical and cultural intervention that challenges established, often politically influenced, historical narratives within the Indian subcontinent. The study first establishes Bhairappa's commitment to source-based empiricism, highlighting how his novels leverage extensive research to present historical events with a focus on their socio-cultural and emotional impact, rather than adhering to purely chronological accounts.
The core of the analysis contrasts the two novels. In Unveil, the research investigates the novel’s function as a post-colonial historiographical critique. The narrative structure, which centre’s on a modern-day protagonist’s journey to uncover suppressed historical facts concerning the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal periods, is analysed as a mechanism for deconstructing the politics of historical memory. In The Carvan, a different model of historical narration is identified. Set against the backdrop of an extended journey across ancient trade routes, this novel uses history as a meta-narrative canvas to explore profound philosophical and metaphysical questions concerning human relationships, societal collapse, the nature of belief, and the persistence of individual suffering across generations. Ultimately, the paper argues that S.L. Bhairappa utilizes the novelistic form to assert an alternative model of historiography—one that places the cultural and emotional truth of history above its political utility. His work, therefore, redefines the generic constraints of the Indian historical novel, transforming it into a vital space for ethical deliberation and the reclamation of suppressed cultural memory.
Keywords S.L. Bhairappa, Historical Narration, Unveil (Avarana), The Carvan , Historiography, Post-Colonial Critique, Kannada Literature, Cultural Memory, Philosophical Novel.
Field Sociology > Linguistic / Literature
Published In Volume 7, Issue 2, March-April 2026
Published On 2026-04-23
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