Saartha, which means Caravan. Through a caravan, the novel explores the whole of India of the 8th century A.D. covering the political, economical, artistic and spiritual life of the country. It uses some historical persons like Shankaracharya, Mandanamishra, Ubhaya Bharati and Kumarila Bhatta and institutions like Nalanda. It is a unique novel translated into Sanskrit and received by Sanskrit scholars like a work originally written in Sanskrit It is translated into Hindi and in English published by Oxford University Press,Chennai.

Bhitti, Canvas. This is the autobiography of Bhyrappa who lost his mother at the age of eleven, both sister and brother with plague on the same day when he was nine. At the age of fourteen; he had to carry the dead body of his younger brother to cremate. He was looked after by an uncle who used physically punish him and an aunt who was cruel to him. He begged for food, walked 600 miles to Bombay with the dream of making his life. Working as a hotel waiter, assistant in a theatre company. . At last he managed to continue education, completed Ph.D., and grew as novelist. This autobiography. In every sense factual, reads like a novel and has become a model of autobiography writing.

Tantu is a saga of post independence India, depicted through the main character, a journalist. The novel starts with the news that an ancient idol of Goddess Saraswati is stolen from a Hoysala temple and the journalist visits the place, which happens to be his ancestral town. The canvas of the novel includes almost the whole of India and most of the spheres like education, communal politics, business, political corruption and destruction of traditional moral values. The novel ends with clamping of the so-called Emergency by Indira Gandhi in 1975.

Parva considered to be the Magnum Opus of Bhyrappa, is the interpretation of the Mahabharata from the point of view of 20th century mind. The Mahabharata story is removed from its mythological elements and the whole theme and characters are placed in the historical time of 12th century B.C in India. Bhyrappa spent five years in researching the social, economic and cultural details of the period.

Daatu (The Crossing Over) - Set predominantly in rural India, this gripping, passionate tale centres on Satyabhama, daughter of a Brahmin priest. When the young woman chooses to follow her own impulses rather than submit to rules of caste, which prevent her marrying the man she loves, she finds the path a cruel one. Packed with vivid descriptions of Indian life, this book, from one of India's most distinguished novelists, not only indicts an oppressive and unjust caste-system but offers a thrilling account of the voyage of self-discovery undertaken by one steadfast and courageous woman.

Vamshavriksha - Spanning three generations and varied nuances of thought and feeling, Vamshavriksha portrays the moral dilemmas that erupt in a small tradition-bound town in Karnataka when long established social patterns are questioned in the name of the individual fulfilment. At the vortex of this upheaval is Katyayani who transgresses the taboos against widow remarriage, jeopardising her relationship with her son and linking together the destiny of two emotionally scarred families that are striving to preserve their integrity and their lineage. Vamshavriksha is a sensitive exploration of love and loss, tragedy and triumph, interwoven with spiritual, historical and cultural insights. The film version of this much-acclaimed novel won the prestigious Swarna Kamal award.

Grihabhanga depicts rural India of the 1st half of the 20th century through the heroic struggle of a woman against her idiotic husband, vicious mother-in-law, superstitious neighbours and pervading poverty. This novel is considered an Indian classic and hence The National Book Trust, India translated this into all the fourteen major languages of India.

Nele - A sixty five-year-old man learns the death of his close friend and goes for cremation. Through his reminiscences and meeting other persons related to the deceased he reflects about life, relations, morality and cosmological questions

Sakshi - Overcome by the abiding guilt of having perjured himself in a murder trial, a village elder commits suicide. Yama, the god of death and righteousness, commands him to return to earth in spiritual form to witness but not to intervene in the subsequent events. The village elder observes the other characters as they are confronted by difficult decisions and revelations which cause them look inward and attempt an appraisal of their lives and values; Savitri, who realises the truth behind her mother's suicide, greedy Nagappa, idealistic Satyappa and above all the arrogant, selfish and lustful Manjaiah. The Witness uses ancient myths, and philosophical and Gandhian concepts to discuss the meaning of truth and its distortions through greed, sexuality and desire. The focus is on what it means to be a witness, in a courtroom, before the gods, to the lives of others, or finally, to one' self

Thabbaliyu Neenadhae Maganae - The author explores the cultural problems experienced by an American woman, newly married to an Indian, adjusting to Indian norms and customs. Since the beginning of Indian Civilization the cow was considered sacred and was treated as mother. This novel depicts a modern man who studies agriculture in the States, returns to India with an American wife with their different views .The theme is one alienation from the fellow human beings.

Anchu is a unique novel based on two characters: An educated woman, being deceived in life, takes out all her anger and frustration on the man who loves her with honest dedication. The novel concentrates on inner subtle psychological and emotional dynamics of the characters without perceivable external incidents and actions.

Anveshana, which means "Exploration", depicts the life of the son of main woman character of Grihabhanga. He does not directly appear in the novel, but is seen through the experience of other characters. This technique is successful in bringing out the complexity of the central character.

Matadana reveals the caste and other dynamics that grip the democratic Institution of ballot box in India.

Nirakarana - A man living in the slum area of Mumbai, earning his living as a job typist, left with four children after his wife’s death. Unable to bring them up by himself he gives them away for adoption The novel explores the emotional conflicts of both father and children.

Dharmashree depicts cultural and spiritual conflicts of a young man, who is compelled to convert to Christianity to marry a Christian girl. The moment he accepts new religion he suffers alienation from his cultural identity

Jalapatha is the novel of the life of a painter in Mumbai, whose life in the city drains his life and art. He decides to leave mega city and settle in his village, but finds the village so poverty stricken that the economic strain of the rural India is controlled by the cities and decides to return to Mumbai.

Doorasaridaru - Moved apart is one of the novels Bhyrappa wrote at an early stage of his writings. Doorasaridaru, moved apart, depicts two sets of young couples in their college campus with their psychological and social conflicts that prevent them getting married.

Naayi Neralu - Both dog and shadow are the symbols of our Karma, which follows us through all our rebirths. A young boy remembers what was in his previous life and on exploration a town is discovered and a family was found corresponding to his descriptions. Then a middle aged widow and a son who were the boy’s son and wife in previous life. The widow accepts him as her husband but the boy rejects him. It is a Para -psychological novel exploring psychological and social depths of the characters and society

Grahana is the veiling of truth by untruth, a Sanyasi unveiling his self of superstitions.