Jaya Venkatraman writes on Kannada literature, with a specific focus on its celebrated figures. Her work, ஞானபீட விருதுபெற்ற கன்னட இலக்கியச்சிற்பிகள் (Jnana Peetha Award Winning Kannada Literary Sculptors), explores Kannada literary sculptors who have received the Jnanpith Award, presented in Tamil.