<p>Veteran Kannada writer and playwright Boluwaru Mohammed Kunhi has been selected for Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for the year 2016 for his Kannada novel ‘Swathanthryada Ota’ (The run for freedom). <br /><br /></p>.<p>Kunhi told DH that he is glad that he has been selected for the award and this is his second Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award. Earlier, he had received the Sahitya Akademi award for ‘Paapu Gandhi, Gandhi Bapu Aada Kathe’ under children’s literature category. It has been translated into several languages. He is among the pioneering writers who have introduced the lives of Muslims to Kannada literary world in detail. <br /><br />‘Swathanthryada Ota’ is a novel which runs into 1,111 pages and is about the journey of a character called Chand Ali, who migrates from Pakistan during Partition and stays at an imaginary village Muthupady in India for 60 years, struggling to find his identity. <br /><br />“The novel is an extension of a story I wrote 17 years ago and the character has been haunting me for all these years till I developed it into a novel,” Kunhi said. <br />Born in Puttur of Dakshina Kannada district, Boluwaru is a gold medallist in MA in Kannada from the University of Mysore. He has retired as a chief manager of Sydicate Bank.<br /><br />Several awards<br />He has been the recipient of various other awards, including three awards from Karnataka Sahitya Academy, Rajyotsava Award, national and state awards for best story. He was the screenplay writer for Kannada films ‘Munnudi’ and ‘Athithi’ which have won several awards both at the state and national levels.<br /><br />Kunhi has written about 250 short stories and is considered one of the veteran story writers in Kannada. <br /><br />He has brought out several collections of stories such as ‘Aakashakke Neeli Parade’, ‘Meenu Maruvavanu’, ‘Ondu Tundu Gode’ and ‘Rotti Patumma’. He has plays, children’s literature, translated works and compilation works to his credit. <br />DH News Service</p>
<p>Veteran Kannada writer and playwright Boluwaru Mohammed Kunhi has been selected for Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for the year 2016 for his Kannada novel ‘Swathanthryada Ota’ (The run for freedom). <br /><br /></p>.<p>Kunhi told DH that he is glad that he has been selected for the award and this is his second Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award. Earlier, he had received the Sahitya Akademi award for ‘Paapu Gandhi, Gandhi Bapu Aada Kathe’ under children’s literature category. It has been translated into several languages. He is among the pioneering writers who have introduced the lives of Muslims to Kannada literary world in detail. <br /><br />‘Swathanthryada Ota’ is a novel which runs into 1,111 pages and is about the journey of a character called Chand Ali, who migrates from Pakistan during Partition and stays at an imaginary village Muthupady in India for 60 years, struggling to find his identity. <br /><br />“The novel is an extension of a story I wrote 17 years ago and the character has been haunting me for all these years till I developed it into a novel,” Kunhi said. <br />Born in Puttur of Dakshina Kannada district, Boluwaru is a gold medallist in MA in Kannada from the University of Mysore. He has retired as a chief manager of Sydicate Bank.<br /><br />Several awards<br />He has been the recipient of various other awards, including three awards from Karnataka Sahitya Academy, Rajyotsava Award, national and state awards for best story. He was the screenplay writer for Kannada films ‘Munnudi’ and ‘Athithi’ which have won several awards both at the state and national levels.<br /><br />Kunhi has written about 250 short stories and is considered one of the veteran story writers in Kannada. <br /><br />He has brought out several collections of stories such as ‘Aakashakke Neeli Parade’, ‘Meenu Maruvavanu’, ‘Ondu Tundu Gode’ and ‘Rotti Patumma’. He has plays, children’s literature, translated works and compilation works to his credit. <br />DH News Service</p>
