Ramesh Karthik Nayak
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14 December 1997
- Author
- Translator
- Lecturer
- TV Anchor
Nunnavath Karthik Nayak | |
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 Ramesh Karthik Nayak in 2025 | |
| Born | Nunnavath Karthik 14 December 1997 Jakranpally Tanda, Nizamabad District, Telangana |
| Pen name | Ramesh Karthik Nayak |
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| Alma mater | |
| Period | Contemporary |
| Genres | |
| Subject | Banjara Indigenous literature |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Notable works | Balder Bandi Dhaavlo Kesula Chakmak |
| Notable awards | The Muse India Young writer Award for Poetry Raavi Shastry Katha Puraskaram Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar |
Nunnavath Karthik Nayak (also known as Ramesh Karthik Nayak) (Hindi pronunciation: [rəmeːɕ kɑːrt̪iːk nɑːjək];born in 1997) is a Telugu writer, who writes about the lifestyle of Banjara community he belongs to.[1] His short story collection, Dhavlo won him Yuva Puraskar for Telugu for 2024.[2] He writes in Banjari language in Telugu script, in Telugu and in English.[3] His writings have appeared in Poetry at Sangam, Indian Periodical, Live Wire, Outlook India, Nether Quarterly, Borderless Journal and his story, ‘The Story of Birth’ was published in Exchanges: Journal of Literary Translation, University of IOWA.[4][5][6][7][8]
Ramesh Karthik Nayak was honoured with the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2024 for his collection of short stories Dhavlo (Song of Lament, 2021), he is the first tribal person and the youngest recipient to get the Telugu literature award.[9][10][11]
Ramesh Karthik Nayak curated The Prakriti Foundation's six-day poetry festival in January 2026 which was held at Amdavadi Gujarati Snack House, Nungambakkam.[12][13]
- Balder Bandi, Collection of poems in Telugu. Published year: 2018[14]
- Dhavlo, short story collection in Telugu. Published by Anvikshiki PVT. Published year: 2021.[15][16]
- Kesula, compilation of short stories. Co- edited along with Prof Surya Dhananjay. Published by Telangana Sahitya academy - 2022.[17]
- Chakmak is his debut collection of poems in English. Published by Red River Press. Published year: 8 August 2023.[18][19][20][21]
