Syed Saleem

Syed Saleem is a Telugu writer. He has written thirty novels, about 300 short stories and more than 150 poems. His fiction has been translated into English, Hindi, Marathi, Oriya, Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil languages. His work is characterised by his humanitarianism and poetic expression. His novel Kaluthunna Poolathota won the Sahitya Akademi Award in Telugu, 2010.

Early life
Saleem was born in Throvagunta village near Ongole. He began writing poetry while in school. He earned an M.Sc. (Tech) degree from Andhra University.

Career
Saleem began writing short fiction in 1980; his first story was "Manishi". His stories have been adapted as a television serial, Saleem Kathalu, which has aired on the Telugu language television channel DD Yadagiri. One of his stories, "Aaro Alludu" has been included in the second volume of World Best Stories, published by Bangalore University.

'Abhyudaya Sahiti Puraskaram' was presented to him in 2012 at the cultural festival ‘Sampradaya Sanskritika Vaibhavam-4'.

Many of Saleem's stories have been translated into Kannada, Hindi, Oriya and Marathi. Twenty selected stories were translated into English and published as Ocean and Other Stories by Prism Publications, Bangalore. Another twenty stories were published as Three Dimensions and Other Stories, also by Prism Publications. His novels Vendimegham and Kaluthunna Poolathota have been translated into several languages.

Saleem works as an additional commissioner of income tax in Nagpur.

Published poetry collections

 * Neeloki Choosina Gnapakam, 1999
 * Aakulu Raale Drusyam, 2005
 * Vishada Varnam, 2013

Collections of short stories

 * Swathi Chinukulu, 1996
 * Nissabda Sangeetham, 1999
 * Roopayi Chettu, 2004
 * Chadarapu Yenugu, 2006
 * Raanigari Kathalu, 2008
 * Ontari Sareeram, 2009
 * Rekkala Harivillu, 2011
 * Antarganam, 2014
 * Neeti Putta, 2017
 * Maya Jalatharu, 2018
 * Needa, 2023

Novels

 * Jeevanmrutulu, 2001
 * Vendimegham, 2003
 * Kanchana Mrugam, 2006
 * Kalutuhunna Poolathota, 2006
 * Padaga Needa, 2009
 * Marana kanksha, 2012
 * Gurrapu dekka, 2013
 * Anoohya Pelli, 2013
 * Anaamika Diary, 2014
 * Aranyaparvam, 2015
 * Kaavyanjali, 2016
 * Mounaraagam, 2016
 * Aparaajita, 2016
 * Medha 017, 2017
 * Anveshana, 2017
 * Doodipinjalu, 2017
 * Little Julie, 2017
 * Edari Poolu, 2018
 * Garbhagudi, 2018
 * Pagadapu Deevi, 2018
 * Guhalo Okaroju, 2019
 * Padileche Keratam, 2019
 * Operation Kitin, 2019
 * Rendu Aakasala Madhya, 2020
 * Manogna, 2020
 * Angaraka Graham Meeda Antima Vijayam, 2021
 * Lopali Vidhwamsam, 2021
 * Mission Epiticia, 2022
 * Loha Mudra, 2023
 * Cheekati Chivarna Velturu, 2023

Awards

 * Sahitya Akademi Award in Telugu for the novel Kaaluthunna Poolathota in the year 2010.
 * Saahitee Award from Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University for the novel Vendimegham in 2005
 * Raashtriya Vikas Shiromani Award from Delhi Telugu Akademy in 2005
 * Bhasha Puraskaram from the Government of Andhra Pradesh in 2003
 * Madabhushi Rangachari Award for Roopayi Chettu in 2003
 * Dhrmanidhi Puraskaram from Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University for short stories
 * Chaso Literary Award in 2008 for storywriting
 * Vasireddy Sitadevi Sahitya Puraskaram for novel writing in 2007
 * Kovvali Literary Award for novel writing in 2009
 * Nayee Imaarat Ke Khandhar, the Hindi version of the novel Kaluthunna Poolathota, won the National Human Rights Commission of India Award in 2009