Sundar Nadkarni

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Sundar Vithal Nadkarni
Occupation	Professor, and Writer.
Nationality	Indian
Subjects	English and Kannada
Influenced Mangesh V. Nadkarni, Subbanna Ekkundi, Gourish Kaikini and Yashwant Chittal

Sundar V. Nadkarni (1938-1994) was born in Bankikkodla, a village in coastal Uttar Kannada. Literature, folk art, spiritual lore, music and sports kept him enthralled during his school days.^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 Early life 2 Academic life 3 Works 4 Awards

[edit] Early life

Sundar attended Bankikodla primary school and Anandashram High School, Bankikodla. He had made name in Yakshagana that too in 'stree patra'(Ladies role). Sundar was keen to join Kannada films.^{[citation needed]} But subsequently changed his mind and continued his studies. Nadkarni's mother was Indira Kaushik from Karwar.

[edit] Academic life

Sundar's older brother Mangesh V. Nadkarni and high school teachers Subbanna Ekkundi and Gourish Kaikini influenced him in a way to shape his career. Later Nadkarni completed his Postgraduation in English Literature and became a Professor of English at Anand Arts and Science college, Anand, Gujarat.

[edit] Works

• Manthan
• Hasiru Deep
• Usirugal Beediyali
• Antard Neeru
• Negasu
• Mohitaru
• Godegalu
• Avar Naduve
• Suddi
• Mandi Mane

[edit] Awards

In 1978, he was awarded Sahitya Akademi Karnataka State award for the fiction "Mandi Mane".^{[citation needed]}