| Yashawant Vithoba Chittal | |
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| Born | 3 August 1928 Hanehalli, Uttar Kannada, Karnataka |
| Occupation | Fiction writer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genres | Fiction |
| Subjects | Kannada |
| Notable award(s) | Sahitya Akademi award, Dr.Masti award, Adikavi Pampa award |
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Yashwant Vithoba Chittal (born 3 August 1928) is one of the leading Kannada fiction writers [1] and an Academy award recipient for his work Purusottama.
He [2] was born in Hanehalli, Uttar Kannada District. He completed his primary school education from his village school and his high school from the Gibbs High School, Kumta (1944). Although he studied science and technology and subsequently had a career in the field of technology, he pursued a literary craft at the same time.
Although known for his many novels and short stories, Chittal has also authored literary criticism and essays. His early writing shows the influence of his brother Gangadhar V. Chittal, an eminent poet. His writings including The girl who became a story either depict the culture of his village Hanehalli in the Uttar Kannada District or the surroundings of Bandra in Mumbai. His later novels portraying the themes of urban reality and related complexities of modern Indian life, show the influence of the Radical Humanist M.N. Roy and Eric Fromm. His subjectivity has always been intensely involved with the contemporary socio-political realities. He has many prestigious awards including the Karnataka Sahitya Akademi award in 1979, 1980, and 1990; the Sahitya Akademi award in 1983; Dr.Masti award in 1983 ; and Adikavi Pampa award in 2008.