Guru (Ten Doors to Ancient Wisdom)

Born in Bangalore in 1954, poet and playwright H.S. Shivaprakash is considered one of the most influential voices in Kannada literature. A recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Sangeet Natak Akademi A ward, he has also received the highest awards in Karnataka for literature and drama. His literary works have been translated into most Indian languages, as well as into English, Spanish, German, French and Italian. A scholar on the Indian bhakti traditions, he is also the author of Everyday Yogi and I Keep Vigil of Rudra. Professor Shivaprakash teaches theatre studies at the School of Arts and Aesthetics, Iawaharlal Nehru University. He is also Honorary Fellow at the School of Letters, University of Iowa, USA.