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| name = Vamshavriksha<br />
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| image = SL-Bhyrappa-Vamshavriksha.jpg<br />
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| caption = Cover page of 25th edition of Vamshavriksha<br />
| author = [[S. L. Bhyrappa]]<br />
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| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Kannada]]<br />
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| genre = [[Fiction]]<br />
| publisher = Sahitya Bhandara, Bangalore<br />
| pub_date = 1965<br />
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| media_type = Print ([[Hardcover]])<br />
| pages = 560<br />
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| preceded_by = [[Matadana]] (1965)<br />
| followed_by = Jalapaata (1967)<br />
| website = [https://slbhyrappa.in/vamshavriksha/ ''Official website'']<br />
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'''''Vamshavriksha''''' (also spelt as '''''Vamsha Vruksha''''') ({{translation|The [[genealogy]] tree}}) <ref>Book by [[S. L. Bhyrappa]] Vamshavriksha,Sahitya Bhandara, [[Bangalore]]</ref> is a 1965 novel written by the popular [[Kannada]] writer, philosopher and thinker [[S. L. Bhyrappa]]. Vamshavruksha received the Kannada Sahitya Academy Award in 1966.<ref name="Book_ref_01">{{Cite news |others=Staff |date=2023-01-27|title=S L Bhyrappa, Sudha Murty, Rani Machaiah: Know Padma awardees from Karnataka|language=en-IN |work=indianexpress.com|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/karnataka-padma-awardees-sudha-murthy-sl-bhyrappa-rani-machaiah-8406071/ |access-date=2023-03-04}}</ref> A Kannada movie ''[[Vamsha Vriksha]]'' based on this novel, which was directed by [[B. V. Karanth]] and [[Girish Karnad]] secured [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada|Best Regional Film]] and [[National Film Award for Best Direction]] at [[19th National Film Awards]].<ref name="Movie_ref_01">{{Cite news |others=Staff |date=2019-06-11|title=The many feathers in Karnad's cap|language=en-IN |work=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/110619/the-many-feathers-in-karnads-cap.html |access-date=2023-03-04}}</ref> Vamshavriksha is a nuanced exploration of love and loss, tragedy and triumph, and is interwoven with spiritual, historical and cultural insights.<ref name="Book_ref_03">{{Cite news |others=Muralidhara Khajane|date=2015-07-11|title=Vamshavruksha, 50 and still contemporary|language=en-IN |work=thehindu.com|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/vamshavruksha-50-and-still-contemporary/article7411278.ece |access-date=2023-03-04}}</ref><br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
A [[family tree]] spanning three generations with varying nuances of thought and emotion depicts the moral dilemma that arises in a small, tradition-bound town in [[Karnataka]] when long-established social norms are violated in the name of personal fulfillment. The protagonist, Katyayani, is in the midst of this revolution as she defies the taboo on [[Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856|widow remarriage]], jeopardizes her relationship with her son, and lives between two emotionally damaged families struggling to preserve their integrity and lineage.<ref name="Book_ref_02"/><br />
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==Translation==<br />
Vamshavriksha novel is translated to [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]],[[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[English language|English]] languages.<ref name="Book_ref_02">{{Cite news |others=[[Gauri Lankesh]]|date=2015-07-06|title=50 years after Kathyayani’s rebellion|language=en-IN |work=bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/views/50-years-after-kathyayanis-rebellion/articleshow/47964364.cms |access-date=2023-03-04}}</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
* Kannada Sahitya Academy Award in 1966.<ref name="Book_ref_01"/><br />
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==Film adaptations==<br />
{{further|Vamsha Vriksha|Vamsa Vruksham}}<br />
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This book was made into two films, In Kannada [[Vamsha Vriksha]] (1971), Starring [[Girish Karnad]] and [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] (debut film). In Telugu, [[Vamsa Vruksham]] (1972), Starring [[Anil Kapoor]] later dubbed to Hindi as Pyaar Ka Sindoor (1986).<ref name="Book_ref_03"/><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://slbhyrappa.in/kn// slbhyrappa.in]<br />
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[[Category:Novels in Kannada]]<br />
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