bengaluru kannada novelist sl bhyrappa 85 will be part of the 10th edition of the jaipur literature festival jlf2017 a bestselling writer bhyrappa is counted among the foremost novelists in the country with a robust following in india as well as the ussome of his wellknown works include parva vamshavruksha daatu nayi neralu and aavarana the author of over 24 books was awarded the padma shri in 2016 and the sahitya akademi fellowship in 2015 jlf confirmed his presence through the festivals 1010weekly announcements where names of 10 participating speakers are released every tuesday at 6pm for 10 weeksother prominent names are writers alice walker chitra banerjee divakaruni vikram chandra swanand kirkire tahmima anam roberto calasso and narendra kohli the signature literary event will be held from january 1923 at jaipurs historic diggi palace hotel