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ನನ್ನ ಭಯಾಗ್ರಫಿ | Nanna Bhayagraphy

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Nanna bhayagraphy is perhaps Beechi's most philosophical work. Detailing his life in necessary, but not excruciating, detail, it amuses, provokes, depresses and ultimately help (Source wikipedia),

355 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1976

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Beechi

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BeeChi (1913–1980) was a well-known humorist in the Kannada language. His real name was Rayasam Bheemasena Rao. He preferred to write his pen name bilingually as ಬೀchi. He was also known as Karnataka's George Bernard Shaw.

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Profile Image for Rekha Her Spirit.
34 reviews28 followers
April 22, 2021
ಜಾತಿ, ಕುಡಿತ, ಕುಡುಕರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಹೊಳಹುಗಳಿವೆ, ತಪ್ಪು ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯಗಳ ಸರಿಪಡಿಸುವ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನವಿದೆ. 

ಈ ಕೃತಿಯ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭದ ಭಾಗ ಗೋಳೆನಿಸಬಹುದು, ಆದರೆ ಅನುಭವಿಸಿದವರಿಗೆ ನೋವಿನ ಒಂದೊಂದು ಎಳೆಯೂ ಮುಖ್ಯವಾಗಿರುತ್ತೆ, ಅದನ್ನ ಮೀರುವವರೆಗೂ, ಸರಿದೂಗಿಸುವವರೆಗೂ!

ಬೀಚಿಯವರು ಅಲ್ಲಲ್ಲಿ ಜೋರಾಗಿ ನಗಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ, ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಕಡೆ ಹೃದಯ ಮುಟ್ಟುತ್ತಾರೆ, ಕರುಳು ತಟ್ಟುತ್ತಾರೆ. 

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121 reviews22 followers
May 13, 2016
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Numerous authors and popular personalities engraves their autobiography as soon as they contemplate that they have accomplished something big in their lives. Those books are merely pages about how they have achieved success in their life by fighting against all odds. Though it’s kind of an inspiration to many readers like me, but, the actual bothering point is, they are just human beings like us, and even they have shortcomings. Will they ever dare to pen those inadequacies in their biographies? I certainly doubt it. Beechi a.k.a Bheemasena Rao is an odd man out in such cases. He has written his autobiography in such a way that, the readers would get a sense of feeling that, this man is speaking his heart out or rather he is sitting beside us over a drink and narrating their entire journey without any white lies.


The book is not about how he rose to become a successful author of 57 books or how he achieved his title of veteran writer. He has kept himself to the ground and introduced us to a exhilarating and impressive interpretation of his life. As a writer, Beechi is a comical fiction writer. His ever great works like “Thimmana Tale” or “Thimma rasayana” proves that he has kept his grief-stricken life behind his comedy writings.


Elucidating his personal life perspective, author had three children and out of which he has lost a child when there was complications in his wife’s pregnancy. That went even shoddier, when he found out that his wife was mentally ill for almost a couple of years. He made all his efforts to give a good education to his other children and was successful in doing it. But life was not a fairytale for him. At the age 22, his second son, a graduate in commerce and a primary critic of his works, died due to typhoid. This event has made the author to lose his focus for some time, but he bounced back. The only remaining child, his elder son, didn’t disappoint the author, he went ahead and completed his doctor degree. He got married and now they are a happy family with grandchildren.


Overall, a fantastic narration. This is a different and yet the honest way to write an autobiography. The author never called himself a legend. He just described his life with all the ups and downs and his staunch atheism concept and the greatest love he had for the humanity.
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111 reviews22 followers
July 21, 2024
ಯಾವುದೇ ಒಬ್ಬ ಲೇಖಕನ ಆತ್ಮಚರಿತ್ರೆಯನ್ನು ಓದುವ ಮೊದಲು ಅವರ ಕೆಲವು ಪುಸ್ತಕಗಳನ್ನು ಓದಿದ್ದರೆ ಒಳ್ಳೆಯದೇನೋ ಎನ್ನುವ ನಂಬಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ ನಾನು ಬೀಚಿಯವರ ಯಾವ ಪುಸ್ತಕವನ್ನು ಓದದಿದ್ದರೂ ಅವರ ಆತ್ಮಚರಿತ್ರೆಯಾದ “ನನ್ನ ಭಯಾಗ್ರಫಿ”ಯನ್ನು ಓದಲು ಮುಂದಾದೆ. ಇದರಿಂದ ನನ್ನ ಓದಿನ ಅನುಭವದ ಮೇಲೆ ಯಾವುದೇ ಪರಿಣಾಮ ಬೀರಲಿಲ್ಲ, ಬದಲಾಗಿ ಅವರ ಇತರೆ ಪುಸ್ತಕಗಳನ್ನು ಓದುವಂತೆ ಪ್ರೇರೇಪಣೆ ನೀಡಿತು. ನನಗೆ ತಿಳಿದಿರುವ ಮಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಆತ್ಮಚರಿತ್ರೆಗಳ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಕಡಿಮೆ, ಆತ್ಮಚರಿತ್ರೆಯ ಸಂಪ್ರದಾಯವೇನಿದ್ದರೂ ಇಂಗ್ಲೀಷ್ ಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಜಾಸ್ತಿ.

ಬೀಚಿಯವರೇ ಹೇಳುವಂತೆ ಆತ್ಮಚರಿತ್ರೆಗಳು ಯಾವಾಗಲೂ ಸ್ವಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾಚಾರ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಒಂದು ಮಾರ್ಗವಾಗಿರದೆ ಸತ್ಯವನ್ನು ಬೆತ್ತಲೆ ಮಾಡಿ ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸುವಂತದ್ದಾಗಿರಬೇಕು. ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕತೆಗೆ ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ ಪದವಿದ್ದರೆ ಅದು ಬೀಚಿಯವರ “ನನ್ನ ಭಯಾಗ್ರಫಿ” ಎಂದೇ ಹೇಳಬಹುದು. ಒಬ್ಬ ಮನುಷ್ಯ ಇಷ್ಟರ ಮಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕವಾಗಿ ಇರಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವೇ ಎನ್ನಿಸಿದ್ದೂ ನಿಜ. ಕನ್ನಡದ ಒಬ್ಬ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಸಾಹಿತಿ ತನ್ನ ಜೀವನದ ಘಟನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಯಾವುದೇ ಮುಚ್ಚುಮರೆಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ ವಾಚಕರ ಮುಂದೆ ಇಷ್ಟು ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕವಾಗಿ ತೆರೆದಿಟ್ಟಿರುವುದು ಬೇರೆ ಎಲ್ಲೂ ಕಾಣಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲವೆನಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಈ ಲೋಕಕ್ಕೆ ಒಂದು ಮಹೋಪಕಾರವನ್ನು ಮಾಡುವ ಅಥವಾ ಮತ್ತ್ಯಾರನ್ನೋ ಸಂತೋಷಪಡಿಸುವ ಸಂತೈಸುವ ನಿಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಲ್ಲದೇ ಬೀಚಿಯವರು ತಮ್ಮ ವಿಚಾರವನ್ನು, ನಂಬಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ಮತ್ತು ಅನುಭವಗಳನ್ನು ಯಾವುದೇ ಮುಲಾಜಿಲ್ಲದೆ ತಮ್ಮ ಆತ್ಮಚರಿತ್ರೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ದಾಖಲಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಬೀಚಿಯವರ ಬರಹಕ್ಕೆ ನಾನು ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಯಾದೆ, ಕೊನೆಯದಾಗಿ ಅವರ ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕತೆಗೊಂದು ಸಲಾಂ.
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13 reviews6 followers
October 7, 2020
ಈ ಪುಸ್ತಕವನ್ನು ಈಗ ಮುಗಿಸಿದೆ ಎಂಬ ಖುಷಿ ಹಾಗೂ ದುಖಃ ಎರಡು ಇದೆ. ಬೀಚಿ ನನ್ನ ಕಳೆದು ಹೋದ ಅಪ್ಪ ಎಂದು ಎಷ್ಟೋ ಬಾರಿ ಅನಿಸಿದೆ. ನಾನು ಮೊದಲ ಪುಸ್ತಕ ಓದಿದ್ದು ಕೂಡ ಬೀಚಿ ಅವರದ್ದೇ. ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ನನ್ನ ಯೋಚನಾ ಶೈಲಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬೀಚಿಯವರ ಪ್ರಭಾವ ಅತಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚು.
ಈ ಪುಸ್ತಕದ ಕೊನೆಯ ಪುಟಗಳನ್ನು ಓದುವಾಗ ಅಳು ನನ್ನ ಬೆಂಬಿಡದೆ ಸದಾ ಕಾಲ ಇತ್ತು. ಆದರೂ ಈ ಪುಸ್ತಕದಲ್ಲಿ ನಾನು ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಕಂಡಿದ್ದು ನೆಮ್ಮದಿಯನ್ನೇ. ಇಷ್ಟವಾದ ಸಾಲುಗಳನ್ನು ಆಯ್ದು ಇಡುವ ಹಂಬಲ ನನಗೆ, ಆದರೆ ಇಡೀ ಪುಸ್ತಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಬರಿ ಮುತ್ತಿನಂತ ಸಾಲುಗಳೇ ಇರುವಾಗ ನಾನು ಅಸಹಾಯಕ
ನಾನು ಬೀಚಿಯವರ ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಹುಟ್ಟಲಿಲ್ಲವಲ್ಲ ಎಂಬ ಆಳವಾದ ನೋವಿದೆ. ಅದನ್ನು ಅವರ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಪುಸ್ತಕಗಳನ್ನು ಓದಿ ವಾಸಿಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ ಖಂಡಿತ ಮಾಡುತ್ತೇನೆ. ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಹೇಳಬೇಕು ಎಂಬ ಹಂಬಲ, ಆದರೆ ಕೇಳಲು ಬೀಚಿಯವರಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂಬ ವಿಷಾದ ಕೂಡ. ಬೀಚಿ ಅವರಿಗಿಂತ ನಾನು ಬೇರಾವ ಲೇಖಕರನ್ನು ಇಷ್ಟು ಪ್ರೀತಿಸಲಾರೆ ಎಂಬುದಷ್ಟೇ ಸತ್ಯ.
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37 reviews5 followers
March 30, 2019
This is one of the most candid and brazen autobiographies I’ve read. How on earth can someone be so critical of himself ? Well, that’s ಬೀchi for you !! Nanna Bhayagraphy is indeed, very engrossing.
62 reviews9 followers
June 10, 2024
ಆತ್ಮ ಚರಿತ್ರೆ ಅನ್ನಬೇಕೋ ಅಥವಾ ಆತ್ಮ ವೃತ್ತಾಂತ ಅನ್ನಬೇಕೋ ಗೊತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ. ಇದ್ದಿದ್ರೆ ಭೀ. chi ಅವರನ್ನೇ ಕೇಳಬಹುದಿತ್ತು. ಅದಕ್ಕೂ ಉತ್ತರಭೂಪನ ತರಹ ಏನಾದ್ರೂ ಬುಲ್ಟ್ಸ್ ಬಾಂಬ್ಸ್ ಹಾಕ್ತಿದ್ರು ಅನ್ಸತ್ತೆ. ಕೆಲವೊಂದು ಆತ್ಮ ವೃತಾಂತಗಳು ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಅತಿಶಯೋಕ್ತಿಯಾ ಅನ್ಸತ್ತೆ. ಇನ್ನೂ ಕೆಲವು ಪೂರ್ತಿಯಾಗಿ ನೆಡೆದಿರೋದನ್ನ, ಅನುಭವಿಸೋರೋನ್ನ ಹೇಳ್ತಾ ಇದಾರಾ ಅನ್ನೋ ಅನುಮಾನ ಆಗ್ತಾ ಇರತ್ತೆ. ಬಹುಷಃ ಓದಬೇಕಾದ್ರೆ, ನಮ್ಮನ್ನ ನಾವು ಒರೆ ಹಚ್ಚಿ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಬರೋ ಸನ್ನಿವೇಶಗಳಿಗೆ ಕಲ್ಪಿಸಿಕೋತೀವಿ ಅನ್ಸತ್ತೆ. ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ನಾವು ಮಾಡೋ ಅಂತದು ಆದರೆ ಮಾತ್ರ ಲೇಖಕ ಹೇಳ್ತಾ ಇರೋದು ನಿಜ, ಇಲ್ಲ ಅಂದ್ರೆ ಇಲ್ಲ ಅಂತ.
ಆತರಹದ ಸಣ್ಣ ಅನುಮಾನನೂ ಬರದೇ ಇರೋ ಹಾಗೆ ಇದ್ದದ್ದು ಇದ್ದ ಹಾಗೆ ಭೀ.chi ಹೇಳಿದಾರೆ ಇಲ್ಲಿ. ಎಲ್ರೂ ಒಂದು ಸಾರಿ ಓದಬೇಕು. ಇಂತಹ ಅನುಭವಗಳು ನಮಗೆ ಆಗದೆ, ಸಿಗದೇ ಇದ್ದರೂ, ಆಗಿರೋರ ಕತೆನಾದರೂ ಕೇಳಬೇಕು ಓದಬೇಕು.
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7 reviews1 follower
November 17, 2018
ನಾನು ಓದಿರುವ ಕೆಲವೇ ಕೆಲವು ಪುಸ್ತಕಗಳಲ್ಲಿ, ಮನಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ತುಂಬಾ ಮುದ ನೀಡಿದ ಪುಸ್ತಕಗಳು ಕೆಲವೇ ಕೆಲವು. ಆದರೆ ಆ ಪುಸ್ತಕಗಳ ಪಟ್ಟಿಯಲ್ಲಿ, ನನ್ನ ಭಯಾಗ್ರಫಿಯು ಸದಾ ಕಾಲ ಮೊದಲನೇ ಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಇರುವುದು ಖಚಿತ. ಹಾಸ್ಯದಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿದ ಈ ಪುಸ್ತಕದಲ್ಲಿ, ಜೀವನದಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಕಲಿಯಬೇಕಾದ ಅತ್ಯಮೂಲ್ಯ ಪಾಠಗಳು ಹೇರಳವಾಗಿವೆ. ಕಡ್ಡಾಯವಾಗಿ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಪ್ರೇಮಿಗಳು ಒದಲೇಬೇಕಾದ ಪುಸ್ತಕ.
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10 reviews3 followers
August 12, 2013
If you love to read an authentic autobiography read this. I was wondering, how good readers can miss a book like this.
13 reviews
June 15, 2020
Beechi is Kannada's versatile, self-styled writer. His bio-graphy is a reflection of his honest, practical and often funny view on Society, Religion, Relationships, Politics and lot more areas of interest. I thoughtfully enjoyed this work by Beechi and looking forward to read somemore books by him.
2 reviews
November 18, 2020
One of the best biographies, I hv ever read.
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3 reviews
September 9, 2020
Excellent book for those who love humorous contents.
My favorite sentence out of this book is " Pratee naguvina hinde novirabeku, nakkavaru tirugi yochane madbeku".. Awesome one.

Beechi is my favorite author.
2 reviews
August 1, 2022
Completed reading for the 3rd time. Every time it teaches a new lesson and reminds me to be grounded when lost in rat race.

Like Nick Maggiulli says - always solve life backwards, this book is one of the best covering life events and struggles, a fantastic narration.
Having not seen parents from an early age, losing the 2 of 3 children at teenage, finding out that his wife was mentally ill for couple of years due to passing away of children, yet bouncing back and helping many people. Reminds me of Charlie Mungers life.

This is a different and yet the honest way to write an autobiography speaking his heart out, disclosing many of his own shortcomings. He just described his life with all the ups and downs.
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1 review3 followers
December 28, 2014
One of the most important thing that takes priority while writing the biography is ''the Truth'', transparency is very much important to write the biography, its not an easy task to pen down ones own life event without hiding any of all those untold scenarios of ones life, Beechi who is endowed with the ability to take things in humorous way could only be able to easily open up all his ups and downs that happened in ones life, take it easy philosophy and the lateral thinking idea is the thing that makes this book most interesting one.
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2 reviews1 follower
February 7, 2017
Am happy that this is the first book I read, lots more to read, little bit of distractions in middle but a great book by great author of karnataka Beechi. Love you sir learnt a lot
Profile Image for Reshma Hegde.
6 reviews
January 28, 2015
One of the best autobiographies I have read..

The age old cliche of how a comedian has tons of sorrows behind his smile .. holds true for Beechi..

Must read for someone who feels the need to relate to someone's journey to make sense of all that life has to throw at them!
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6 reviews
February 9, 2015
Great that Beechi is very Frank, which is the main thing In any Autobiography.
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17 reviews13 followers
November 24, 2015
How do i write review on this book, A BUNDLE OF CONFESSION?? Yes it is.. The last two chapters are Illuminating.
16 reviews
July 21, 2015
ಬದುಕಿದರೆ ಬೀಚಿ ರೀತಿ ಬದುಕು, ಕಟ್ಟುಪಾಡುಗಳೆಂಬ ಕಟ್ಟೆಗಳ ತುಳಿದು tis book changed my way of seeing life.
1 review
November 27, 2014
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11 reviews
August 5, 2016
Want to know bhichi read this.U will get know his life,his coolness,humor etc.
18 reviews
October 28, 2017
Thank you Beechi! A must read. The first autobiography that I read. My initial impression on autobiography was the writer boasts himself. But this is a masterpiece. His thought on caste, religion and god make us to think about it. Take a bow Beechi!
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