Mumbai, 26 Jun 2014: Ratnakar Shetty, senior poet, writer, columnist, translator and honorary editor of Bantara Sangha Mumbai ® bulletin, ‘Bantaravani’ bagged Vishveshwarayya National Literary Award - 2014, for his translated book Marathi Kata Samhita by Bangalore-based Sir M Vishveshwarayya Engineering Pratistan.
The Award will be conferred during the awards ceremony scheduled to be held in Bangalore during August 2014.
Ratnakar is a soft-spoken individual authored several books in Kannada.