Kavalu

{{short description|2010 novel by S L Bhyrappa}}

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{{Infobox book|

| name = Kavalu

| image = SL-Bhyrappa-Kavalu.jpg

| caption = Cover of the novel

| image_size = 260px

| author = S L Bhyrappa

| country = India

| language = Kannada

| genre = Fiction

| publisher = Sahitya Bhandara, Balepet, Bangalore.

| pub_date = 2010

| media_type = Print (Hardcover & Paperback)

| preceded_by = Aavarana

| followed_by = Yaana

| website = [http://slbhyrappa.in/kn/kavalu/ Official website]

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KavaluBook by S. L. Bhyrappa Kavalu,Sahitya Bhandara, Bangalore is a 2010 Kannada novel by novelist S.L. Bhyrappa. The novel deals with Indian society at the crossroads of the era of globalization. The story revolves around the main character Jaya Kumar.

The book was released on 28 June 2010 and 3700 copies sold out within the first three days.{{Cite web|url=http://kannada.oneindia.in/news/2010/06/30/sl-bhyrappa-new-novel-kavalu-sold-out.html|title = ಬಿಸಿ ದೋಸೆಯಂತೆ ಭೈರಪ್ಪನವರ 'ಕವಲು' ಮಾರಾಟ|date = 30 June 2010}} After its release, the author conducted numerous debates, notably in Bangalore{{Cite web|url=http://kannada.oneindia.in/literature/book/2010/0804-sl-bhyrappa-kavalu-novel-debate-bangalore.html|title=ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಕವಲು ವಿಚಾರಗೋಷ್ಠಿ|date=4 August 2010}} and Hubballi.{{Cite web|url=http://kannada.oneindia.in/news/2010/07/29/sl-bhyrappas-kavalu-debate-on-july-31-hubballi.html|title = ಜು.31ರಂದು ಹುಬ್ಬಳ್ಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ 'ಕವಲು ಹೇಗನಿಸಿತು'?|date = 29 July 2010}} The book was in a Kannada Top-10 list the year it was released.{{Cite web|url=http://kannada.oneindia.in/literature/book/2010/1013-thatskannada-top-10-kannada-books.html|title = ದಟ್ಸ್ ಕನ್ನಡ ಟಾಪ್ 10 ಪುಸ್ತಕಗಳು|date = 13 October 2010}}