H.S. Shivaprakash

Born in Bangalore in 1954, poet and playwright H.S. Shivaprakash is considered one of the most influential voices in Kannada literature today. A recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, he has also received the most prestigious awards in Karnataka for literature and drama. His literary works have been translated into most Indian languages, as well as into English, Spanish, German, French and Italian. He has contributed significantly to scholarly work in the Indian Bhakti traditions. He is the author of Everyday Yogi and I Keep Vigil of Rudra. Prof. Shivaprakash is a professor of Theatre Studies at the School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University. He is also Honorary Fellow at the School of Letters, University of Iowa, USA.