Yashwant Vithoba Chittal

Yashawant Vithoba Chittal
Born(1928-08-03)3 August 1928
Hanehalli, Uttar Kannada, Karnataka
Died22 March 2014(2014-03-22) (aged 85)
Mumbai
OccupationChemist, fiction writer
LanguageKannada
NationalityIndian
Period1950-2014
GenreFiction
Literary movementNavya
Notable awardsSahitya Akademi Award,
Dr.Masti Award,
Adikavi Pampa Award

Yashwant Vithoba Chittal (3 August 1928 22 March 2014) 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."