Vanamala Viswanatha is currently Visiting Professor, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru. She is an award-winning translator and has translated into English the works of major Kannada writers such as U R Ananthamurthy, P Lankesh, Tejaswi, Vaidehi, and Sara Aboobakkar. Her recent publications include the translation of Raghavanka’s medieval epic Harishchandra Kavyam (2017) and (with Shivarama Padikkal) of Indira Bai, the first social novel in Kannada (forthcoming). She has worked as Honorary Director, Centre for Translation, Sahitya Akademi, Bangalore and as a member of the Advisory Committee, National Translation Mission.
Year: 2018