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{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] --> | |||
| name = Yashawant Vithoba Chittal | |||
| image = Yashwantchittal.jpg | |||
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1928|8|3|df=y}} | |||
| birth_place = Hanehalli, [[Uttar Kannada]], [[Karnataka]] | |||
| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|3|22|1928|8|3|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Yashwant Chittal dead - The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/yashwant-chittal-dead/article5821000.ece}}</ref> | |||
| death_place = [[Mumbai]] | |||
| occupation = Chemist, fiction writer | |||
| nationality = Indian | |||
| period = 1950-2014 | |||
| genre = Fiction | |||
| language = Kannada | |||
| movement = Navya | |||
| awards = [[Sahitya Akademi]] Award, <br /> [[Maasti Venkatesh Iyengar|Dr.Masti]] Award, <br /> [[Adikavi Pampa]] Award | |||
| signature = | |||
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| <!-- Radical Humanist [[M.N. Roy]], <br /> [[Eric Fromm]], <br /> [[Gourish Kaikini]] --> | |||
}} | |||
'''Yashwant Vithoba Chittal''' (3 August 1928 – | '''Yashwant Vithoba Chittal''' ({{lang-kn|ಯಶವಂತ ವಿಠೇೂಬಾ ಚಿತ್ತಾಲ}}) (3 August 1928 – 22 March 2014) was a [[Kannada]] fiction writer.<ref>[http://www.iias.nl/iiasn/21/theme/21T4.html Modernity in Kannada Literature]</ref> [[G. S. Amur]] said: "His short stories, many of them were outstanding, and came with his distinct touch.The kind of experimentation he did with language, style and narrative is unparalleled."<ref>{{cite web|title=The Unknown beckons him|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/the-unknown-beckons-him/article5843603.ece}}</ref> | ||
==Biography== | |||
He was born in [[Bankikodla-Hanehalli|Hanehalli]], [[Uttar Kannada]] District.<ref>[http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/kar/writers/21732.htm Chittal's photo]</ref> He completed his primary school education from his village school and his high school from the [[Gibbs High School, Kumta]] (1944).Later he did his Bachelors in science and Bachelors in technology both from [[Bombay University]] being a top ranker and gold medalist in the year 1955 and master's degree in chemical engineering from [[Stevens Institute of Technology]], United States, and simultaneously pursued a career in science and technology along with literature.<ref>{{cite web|title= The South Asian Literary recording project|url=https://www.loc.gov/acq/ovop/delhi/salrp/chittal.html}}</ref> His contributions in the field of Polymer Science and synthetic resins was well recognized and he was selected as Fellow of [[Plastics and Rubber Institute]], [[London]].{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} | |||
==Collection of Stories== | |||
* Sandarshana/ಸಂದರ್ಶನ (1957) | |||
* Aabolina/ಆಬೇೂಲಿನ (1960) | |||
* Aata/ಆಟ (1969) | |||
* Aayda Kathegalu/ಆಯ್ದ ಕತೆಗಳು (1976) | |||
* Katheyadalu Hudugi/ಕತೆಯಾದಳು ಹುಡುಗಿ (1980) | |||
* Benya/ಬೇನ್ಯಾ (1983) | |||
* Samagra Kathegalu/ಸಮಗ್ರ ಕತೆಗಳು (1983) | |||
* Siddhartha/ಸಿದ್ಧಾರ್ಥ (1988) | |||
* Aivattondu Kathegalu/ಐವತ್ತೊಂದು ಕತೆಗಳು (2001) | |||
* Kumatege Banda Kindarijogi/ಕುಮಟೆಗೆ ಬಂದಾ ಕಿಂದರಿಜೇೂಗಿ | |||
* Odihoda Mutti Banda/ಓಡಿಹೇೂದಾ ಮುಟ್ಟಿ ಬಂದಾ | |||
* Puttana Hejje Kaanodilla/ಪುಟ್ಟನ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ ಕಾಣೇೂದಿಲ್ಲ | |||
* Aayda Kathegalu/ಆಯ್ದ ಕತೆಗಳು | |||
* Koli Kooguva Munna/ಕೇೂಳಿ ಕೂಗುವ ಮುನ್ನ | |||
* Samagra Kathegalu Volume 1 and 2/ಸಮಗ್ರ ಕತೆಗಳು ಸಂಪುಟ ೧ ಮತ್ತು ೨ | |||
==Novels== | |||
* Muru Daarigalu/ಮೂರು ದಾರಿಗಳು (1964) [Made into Kannada Movie by Girish Kasaravally] | |||
* Shikaari/ಶಿಕಾರಿ (1979) | |||
* Cheda/ಛೇದ (1985) | |||
* Purushottama/ಪುರುಷೇೂತ್ತಮ (1990) [Also Translated into English by Penguin Books] | |||
* Kendra Vrittanta/ಕೇಂದ್ರ ವೃತ್ತಾಂತ (1996) | |||
* Digambara/ದಿಗಂಬರ (Unpublished) | |||
==Poetry== | |||
* Danapeyaacheya Oni/ದಣಪೆಯಾಚೆಯ ಓಣಿ | |||
==Criticism== | |||
* Sahityada Sapta Dhatugalu/ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಸಪ್ತ ಧಾತುಗಳು | |||
* Sahitya, Srujanasheelathe Mattu Naanu/ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ, ಸೃಜನಶೀಲತೆ ಮತ್ತು ನಾನು | |||
* Anthakarana/ಅಂತಃಕರಣ | |||
==Translations== | |||
* The Hunt/Shikaari - English Translation by Pratibha Umashankar-Nadiger (2019) | |||
* Purushottama (1990) | |||
*''[[The Boy who Talked to Trees]]/ '' - English Translation by [[B. C. Ramchandra Sharma|Ramachandra Sharma]] & Padma Ramachandra(1994) Collection of short stories. | |||
The US Library of Congress holds 15 of his titles, including works translated into English and other languages.<ref>{{cite web|title= Library of congress New Delhi office|url=https://www.loc.gov/acq/ovop/delhi/salrp/chittal.html}}</ref> | |||
==Movies and Teleserial== | |||
* Mooru Daarigalu/ಮೂರು ದಾರಿಗಳು Directed by Girish Kasaravalli | |||
* Mukhamukhi/ಮುಖಾಮುಖಿ (DD Chandana) | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:People from Uttara Kannada]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Kannada]] | |||
[[Category:20th-century Indian novelists]] | |||
[[Category:Novelists from Karnataka]] | |||
[[Category:20th-century Indian male writers]] | |||