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| Yashwant V. Chittal |
One of the
leading Kannada fiction writers, Yashwant Vithoba Chittal, born on August 3,
1928 in Hanehalli in Karnataka's North Kanara District. Although he studied
science and technology and subsequently had a career in the field of
technology, he pursued a literary craft at the same time.
Although
known for his many novels and short stories, Chittal has also authored literary
criticism and essays. His early writing shows the influence of his brother
Gangadhar Chittal, an eminent poet. These earlier writings depict the culture
of his home in the North Kanara District. His later novels portraying the
themes of urban reality and related complexities of modern Indian life, show
the influence of the Radical Humanist M.N. Roy and Eric Fromm. His subjectivity
has always been intensely involved with the contemporary socio-political
realities.
He is the
recipient of many prestigious awards including the Karnataka Sahitya Akademi
Award in 1979, 1980, and 1990; the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1983; and Dr. Masti
Award in 1983.
The Library
of Congress has acquired fifteen titles by him including works translated into
English and other Indian languages.
- ommiy hullu hore (1949 - his first novel)
- Upasamhara (1964),
- Muru darigalu.
- Sikari (1979),
- Purusottama (1990),
- Ata (1969),
- Kateyadalu hudugi (1980),
- Kendra Vrittanta. and
- Sahityada sapta dhatugalu (2001).
- Digambara (writing)
Awards
Although
known for his many novels and short stories, Chittal has also authored literary
criticism and essays. His early writing shows the influence of his brother
Gangadhar V. Chittal, an eminent poet. His writings, including The girl who
became a story, either depict the culture of his village Hanehalli in the Uttar
Kannada District or the surroundings of Bandra in Mumbai.[citation needed] His
later novels, portraying the themes of urban reality and related complexities
of modern Indian life, show the influence of the Radical Humanist M.N. Roy and
Eric Fromm.[citation needed] His subjects have always been drawn from
contemporary socio-political realities.
He has many
prestigious awards including the Karnataka Sahitya Akademi award in 1979, 1980,
and 1990; the Sahitya Akademi award in 1983; Dr.Masti award in 1983 ; and
Adikavi Pampa award in 2008.
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