Devudu' Narasimha Shastri

Devudu Narasimha Shastri, known by the pen name Devudu, was a Kannada novelist, Sanskrit scholar, actor, and journalist. His novel Maha Brahmana, centred on the life of the sage Vishwamitra, is among his most acclaimed works; his novel Mahakshatriya received the Sahitya Akademi Award posthumously. The Sanskrit translation of Maha Brahmana, published by Samskrita Bharati, brings his landmark Kannada prose into Sanskrit.