Sundar V. Nadkarni was a Kannada poet, writer and professor, who was awarded Karnataka

Karnataka

Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

 Sahitya Akademi

Sahitya Akademi

The Sahitya Akademi ', India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India...

 for the fiction 'Mandi Mane'. He was the younger brother of Professor and Aurobindo disciple Mangesh V. Nadkarni

Mangesh V. Nadkarni

Mangesh V. Nadkarni was a professor of English literature, and a disciple of Sri Aurobindo. He lectured on Sri Aurobindo’s philosophy and vision...

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Sundar V. Nadkarni was born and raised in Bankikkodla

Bankikodla-Hanehalli

Bankikodla-Hanehalli , twin villages of Uttar Kannada district are neighbouring villages in a valley in the south western section of Karnataka, India. Together they form a community of people from different castes and religions....

, a village in coastal India

India

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. Sundar earned his high school diploma (1955) from the A. H. School

Anandashram High School, Bankikodla

Ananadasharm High School , one of the oldest high schools in Uttar Kannada, was a private school located in Bankikodla-Hanehalli. The school was founded by M.N.Kulakrni and Datta master Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmins from Bankikodla-Hanehalli...

 a school from his village. Nadkarni was a Professor of English at Anand arts and science college, Anand, Gujarat

Anand, Gujarat

]]Anand is the administrative centre of Anand District in the state of Gujarat, India. It is administered by Anand Municipality. It is part of the region known as Charotar, consisting of Anand and Kheda Districts....

. Later in the year 1985, he earned his Ph.D. in English from the Department of English, Sardar Patel University.

Selected books

• Manthan
• Hasiru Deep
• Usirugal Beediyali
• Antard Neeru

• Negasu
• Mohitaru
• Godegalu
• Avar Naduve
• Suddi
• Mandi Mane (Karnataka state Sahitya Akademi award)