Viswanatha critically examines the "Brown Sahib" mentality—the tendency of Indians to mimic Western culture without understanding its context. Through satire and tragedy, the author highlights the hollowness of cultural mimicry.
This is the central theme. Viswanatha does not present tradition as perfect, but he argues that it possesses a vital organic unity that modernity lacks. Buchibabu’s western education makes him an alien in his own land. The novel questions whether modernity is an evolution or a rupture from one's identity. veyi padagalu pdf