User:Somathanahalli Diwakar

S. Diwakar

Diwakar (1944) has published more than 20 books of short fiction, poetry, essays, translations and literary criticism. As a journalist he has served as reporter, assistant editor and editor in such newspapers and journals like Samyukta Karnataka, Mallige, Sudha, Prajavani and The Times of India. Till recently he was a Karnataka Specialist at the American Consulate General in Chennai. Presently, he is a literary advisor for a leading Kannada publishing house, Vasantha Prakashana, Bangalore. As chief editor for a series of books on eminent personalities, he has edited more than 30 books for the same publishing house.

Diwakar is a highly acclaimed short fiction writer whose short stories have appeared in almost all the major anthologies. He has edited several short fiction anthologies including “Shatamaanada Sannakathegalu”, a monumental anthology of 20th century Kannada short stories. In addition, he has also conducted many workshops for young story writers.

Literary Works:

Ithihaasa short stories Ella Ballavarilla Ee Urinalli short stories Aatmacharitreya Koneya Puta poems Naapatheyaada Gramophone essays Prapancha Pustaka literary criticism Samooha Madhyamagalu a book on mass media Pt. Bhimsen Joshi a short biography

Translations:

Katha Jagattu 50 short stories by Nobel Prize- winning authors Jagathina Athi Sanna Kathegalu short-shorts of the world Uttara Dakshina Dikkugalannu Ballavanu short stories of many nations Venissinalli Saavu a novel by Thomas Mann Halli a novel by Ivan Bunin Postman a novel by Roger Martin Du Gard Master Builder a play by Henrik Ibsen Deepu Kattheya Saahasagalu a children’s book

Edited:

Shatamaanada Sanna Kathegalu Best Kannada short stories of the 20th century A.K. Ramanujan Samagra Complete works of A.K. Ramanujan Kannada Athi Sanna Kathegalu an anthology of Kannada short-shorts Sannakathe 1983 Short stories 1983 Polish Sahitya, Kale Polish literature and the arts Best of Kefa a selection of best humour by the great humourist Kefa (Dr.A.V. Keshava Murthy) Naadada Navaneetha an anthology of essays, poems and short stories on music

Awards/Fellowships:

Senior Fellowship from the Department of Culture, Govt. of India, New Delhi Writer-in-Residence at the University of Iowa, Iowa, USA Karnataka Government’s Rajyotsava Award, Bangalore Karnataka Sahitya Academy award, Bangalore Katha award, New Delhi Dr. Shivarama Karantha award, Moodabidri Muddana Kavya award, Kanthavara, Dashina Kannada B.H. Sridhara award, Sirsi, Uttara Kannada Aryabhata award, Bangalore Rashtreeya Hindi Puraskar, Kolkota