Nagaraj Kulkarni

“If learning lessons from history is a mark of enlightenment, so is breaking free from it. This applies equally to every religion, caste, creed and group.”
― Translated by Sandeep Balakrishna S.L. Bhyrappa, Aavarana: The Veil

“The act of concealing truth is known as ‘aavarana’, and that of projecting untruth is called ‘vikshepa’. When these occur at the level of an individual, it is known as ‘avidya’ and when they occur at the level of a group or the world, it is known as ‘maya’.”
― S.L. Bhyrappa, Aavarana: The Veil

“ಹಳ್ಳ ಕೊಳ್ಳದ ಬಳಿ ತನುವು ತಂಪಿದ ಬಳಿ
ಗುಳ್ಳದ ಹಣ್ಣು ಫಲಮಾದುದು
ಗುಳ್ಳದ ಹಣ್ಣು ನೆಲಕುದುರಿ ಬೀಳುವಾಗ
ಅದರ ಬಳ್ಳಿಗೆ ಹೇಳಿ ಹೋಯಿತೆ ಒಂದು ಮಾತ ....”
― Bhyrappa S.L.

“the goal of history is to enable the forward march of humanity towards Progressiveness.”
― Translated by Sandeep Balakrishna S.L. Bhyrappa, Aavarana: The Veil