BS Murthy

BS Murthy

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BS Murthy

BS Murthy

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About

I’m an Indian novelist, playwright, short story, non-fiction ‘n articles writer, translator, a ‘little’ thinker and a budding philosopher in ‘Addendum to Evolution: Origins of the World by Eastern Speculative Philosophy’ that was originally published in The Examined Life On-Line Philosophy Journal, Vol. 05 Issue 18, Summer 2004.

Born on 27 Aug 1948 and schooled in letter-writing, I’ve articulated my managerial ideas in thirty-odd published articles, and later penned Benign Flame: Saga of Love, Jewel-less Crown: Saga of Life, Crossing the Mirage: Passing through youth (plot and character driven novels), Glaring Shadow: A stream of consciousness novel, Prey on the Prowl: A Crime Novel, Of No Avail: Web of wedlock, a novella, Stories Varied: A Book of Short Stories, and Onto the Stage: Slighted Souls and other stage and radio plays.

Then entering the arena of non-fiction with a ‘novel’ narrative of Puppets of Faith: Theory of Communal Strife (A critical appraisal of Islamic faith, Indian polity ‘n more) possibly a new genre, I ventured into the translation zone for versifying the Sanskrit epics, Vyasa’s Bhagvad-Gita (as Treatise of self-help), Valmiki’s Sundara Kãnda (as Hanuman’s Odyssey) in contemporary English idiom, and a critique Inane Interpolations in Bhagvad-Gita (An Invocation for Their Revocation).

And in the end, as a prodigal son, I returned to my mother tongue, Telugu, to craft the short story తప్పటడుగులు (Missteps).

Whereas my fiction had emanated from my conviction that for it to impact readers, it should be the soulful rendering of characters rooted in their native soil but not the hotchpotch of local and alien caricatures sketched on a hybrid canvas, all my body of work was borne out of my passion for writing, matched only by my love for language.

My body of work as above is in the public domain as free ebooks https://g.co/kgs/bGUEqt

Besides, some of my published articles on management issues, general insurance topics, literary matters, and political affairs in The Hindu, The Economic Times, The Financial Express, The Purchase, The Insurance Times, Triveni, Boloji.com are at Academia.edu https://independent.academia.edu/BulusuSMurthy

I, a graduate mechanical engineer from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, India, had been a Hyderabad-based Insurance Surveyor and Loss Assessor for over thirty years.

I take keen interest in politics of the day, have an ear for Carnatic and Hindustani classical music and had been a passionate Bridge player.

I’m married, to a housewife, with two sons, the elder one a PhD in Finance, and the younger a Master in Engineering.

Inside the Mind - BS Murthy

BS Murthy
  • What inspired you to start writing?
    So to say, my tryst with writing began with letter-writing to express my youthful feelings in private spheres. Later, it was my urge to articulate my professional ideas that led me into the arena of articles. However, in time, I happened to enter into the ‘novel’ field to examine the human condition, as Jane Austin put it, in a fictional mirror. All this I’ve pictured it in my memoir of an article, My ‘Novel’ Account of Human Possibility, that is Googleable.
  • Can you tell us a little about your maiden novel?
    Some way into Benign Flame: Saga of Love, having been convinced that I’ve something unique to offer to the literary world through the same, I did not want to die till its completion. In the end, what Spencer Critchley, a Literary Critic, said about it - the plot is quite effective and it’s a refreshing surprise to discover that the story will not trace a fall into disaster for Roopa, given that many writers might have habitually followed that course with a wife who strays into extramarital affairs – made me feel vindicated.
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