Bio
Dr. H.S. Venkatesha Murthy M A; Ph.D (1944), popularly known as H.S.V., is a leading luminary among the present-day Kannada poets and playwrights. Born to conservative parents, in a remote village Hodigere (Davanagere Dist), Dr. H.S.V had his schooling at his native village and later, Holalkare town, followed by collegiate training at Chitradurga and then Bangalore. Taking up his beloved teaching profession, he served as a faculty member of the famous St. Joseph’s College of Commerce, Bangalore, over three decades.
After his retirement, he has settled down in Bangalore, devoting full time, talent and energy to his pet vocation of penning poetry as well as plays in Kannada. Dr. H.S.V has earned Doctroal recognition (Ph.D) for his research work on the subject Kannadadalli Kathana Kavanagalu. Recently HSV has been honoured with Central Sahitya Academy Bala Puraskar Award (2013).
Some of his famous works include Chithrapata – Uriya Uyyale – Agnivarna (plays) 1999, Vaidehi mattu itara kavanagaLu (poems) 2012 and ShankhadoLagina Mouna (poems) 2013.