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About the Writer- 'Savitha Srinivas'

Ms. Savitha Srinivas is a versatile writer who has been penning creative works in Kannada for well over past two and a half decades. Born in a Sports family in Bengaluru, Karnataka, Savitha Srinivas had a flair for creative writing right from her school days. Her first novel “Madhumasa” written during her college days was serialized in “Mangala” weekly and after which her second novel “Himagiriya Hemalathe” written with a psychological angle and the plot woven with theatre as a backdrop was a more mature work. She is a science graduate from Jyoti Nivas College, Bengaluru with M.A. and PGDJMC. At present Savitha Srinivas is rendering her service to the Police Department of Karnataka Government. As a police officer, the impact that the lives and happenings in the environment have on her writings is much looked forward by the readers who have known her only through her writings. One of the literary luminiaries in Kannada Language had commented regarding her short stories collection “Kamanabilla Arasuvavaru” translated to English as “Rainbow Seekers” that ‘the experience got from reading a story could not be obtained even after reading hundred and eight articles. This indepth experience can be seen in Savitha’s stories’. Savitha Srinivas’s another short story collection titled ‘Panchaballiya Kathegalu’(2008) has 5 stories, each story written differently on the lines of fantasy, science fiction, mythology, psychology and social ... a unique one of its kind. Apart from these, her science fiction anthology includes stories from various writers which have been compiled by this writer. Her Science Fiction Short Stories Collection “Gupthagamini” has been well received by the critics and takes the readers to an altogether different world. Her Science Fiction novel “Triloka Sanchari Neere” is a unique one of its kind with future technology in Traffic playing a key role. She is actually one of the very few writers who have contributed to the field of Indian Science Fiction. Her travelogue “Germaniya Odalalli” brings forth a fresh narration of her experiences during a Youth Exchange Programme to Germany sponsored by German Government. Her stories for teenage children, titled ‘Hoo Guchcha’ has stories which are an off shoot of variety of characters that the writer is known to mould in her collections. The writer has so far authored nearly 16 books which include novels, short stories collections, travelogue, etc.	In recognition of her literary service, she has been conferred “Priyadarshini Indira Gandhi Award (2010), “Triveni” literary award (2011), “Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Award (2012), etc.

Published Works

Novels Madhumasa (Social Novel 1993) serialized in Mangala weekly during the year 1990 Himagiriya Hemalathe (Social Novel -1994, Reprinted in 2012) Triloka Sanchari Neere (Science Fiction novel - 2019) Short Stories Collections E Manada Akashagange (1993) Shathamanadanchina Minchu (2000) Kamanabilla Arasuvavaru (2005) – Selected stories of the decade Rainbow Seekers (Translation of the above collection to English) ''Panchaballiya Kathegalu (2008) Katthala Garbadalladagida belaku (2012) Gupthagamini (2013) Travelogue Germaniya Odalalli (1998) Science Fiction (Edited) Kannada Vaignanika Kathegalu (Century’s Kannada Science Fiction Stories – Edited (2000) Naleya Kathegalu (An Anthology of SF Stories of Kannada Writers) published by Kendra Sahitya Academy (2008) Children’s Literature Hoo Guchcha (2001) Others Sangeetha Chikitse (2002) Mahile-Indu Naleya Sethu (2009)''