Hi All, I am pleased to announce that I am awarded "National Literature Award 2024" by Indian Literature & Arts Society for my literary contribution to the literary world with my poetry and short stories. I am proud to represent my state Karnataka while receiving this prestigious award. Also, I dedicate this award to all my readers who supported me by reading and appreciating my work. Some of them even provided constructive criticism that helped me to improve myself in my writings. I had started writing as a kid and it had been a long journey for the writer in me. Though I had seen many rejections, before I could see my first story published. Something kept me going in spite of seeing so many failures as a writer in my early years. This first publication was followed by many publications around the globe, but 2024 has been a special year for me. So many of my short stories and poems have got published in various anthologies. At least, awards like this at least proves that I am a writer too! I thank you all once again for this amazing journey in writing and I have lived many lives, many characters, many thoughts through my writings. Also, I can vouch that there hadn't been a writer in my family history so far and I have walked that path first time. With all your support. Thank you once again. I am not proud, just being humbled.
