Yashwant Vithoba Chittal was a Kannada fiction writer. G. S. Amur said: "His short stories, many of them were outstanding, and came with his distinct touch.The kind of experimentation he did with language, style and narrative is unparalleled." Wikipedia
Born: 3 August 1928, Bankikodla-Hanehalli
Died: 22 March 2014, Mumbai
Education: Mumbai University (MU)
Books: Shikaari, The Boy who Talked to Trees
Children: Milind Chittal
Siblings: Gangadhar V. Chittal