Kavana Sarma

Who is Kavana Sarma?

Kandula Varaha Narasimha Sarma, who became famous as Kavana Sarma was born on 23rd Sept 1939. By profession he is a Professor of Civil Engineering, who specialises in water resources. He is now retired from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He is an advisor to Rachana Masa Patrika.

In his essay, "Political and Social Reality in Telugu Fiction", Prof. V. V. S. Sarma says "Kavana Sarma probably is the only Telugu fiction writer who wrote satirical stories concerning Ph.D. dissertations, brain drain, scientific conferences, science academies etc."

In an interview to The Hindu, Metroplus, Visakhapatnam, Kavana Sarma said that he started writing at the age of 14, and that he is an 'eternally curious person'.