![]() ![]() He wanted to write this story at the age of 20 when he was studying to be a teacher. Why do they choose this when they must go to school?” “There are so many schemes for their welfare yet these children sell dhoop and endure harassment. Incidentally, the titular story of his book is inspired by the Soliga children who sell dhoop, a pooja item. The interest was fuelled further by the detective books he read at an association’s office in his village, which works for the welfare of Soliga, an indigenous tribe of Karnataka. “That exposed me to mythological stories like the ‘Ramayana’, ‘Mahabharata’ and ‘Vikram Aur Betaal’,” he recalls. His interest in literature set in early on, thanks to his father, who used to direct street plays. He lives in Yelandur block in the district, working there as a primary school teacher under a state education project. Mahadevaswamy, 36, is a native of the Ponnachi village of Chamarajanagar and writes under the pen name of Swamy Ponnachi. He won the honour for ‘Dhoopada Makkalu’, his book of short stories on social backwardness, gender bias and urban isolation, all inspired by real life. ![]() K S Mahadevaswamy of Chamarajanagar district received the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2020 in the Kannada category last month. ![]()
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