Bio
A postgraduate with gold medal in Kannada literature, he has penned eight collections of short stories, a novel, two stage plays and six children’s books. He has also edited a number of literary works in Kannada. Mr. Bolwar is credited with having first introduced the Muslim ethos and culture into creative Kannada prose.
A Fellow of the Karnataka Sahitya Akademy, he has been conferred with several awards at the national and state levels including awards from the National Academy of Letters, Bharathiya Sahitya Samsthana, Katha, Aryabhatta, Parashurama, Taulavashree, Shivarama Karantha Balavana etc. He has also won National and State awards for his contributions to Kannada Films.
He is the author of Papu Gandhi Bapu Aada Kathe which won the Kendriya Sahitya Akademy Award and of Thattu Chappale Putta Magu, with well-known Kannada songs for children.