Mudnakudu Chinnaswamy

He has two post graduate degrees viz., M.Com., and M.A.(Kan), with a D.Lit. in Social Sciences. He was a Finance Executive by profession and retired as Director (Finance) & Financial Advisor from Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation in March 2014. Poetry is his passion but he has worked in other genres of literature as well, besides having a wide range of interests in culture, social work and theatre. He has brought out over 40 books, which include eight collections of poetry, seven of essays, three plays and two collections of short stories.^{[citation needed]}

His contribution to Kannada literature are listed below.

• Kondigalu mattu Mullubeligalu – 1989
• Godhooli – 1993
• Nanondu Maravagiddare – 1998
• Chappali Mattu Nanu – 2001
• Kanakambari – 2004
• Matte Male Baruva Munna – 2000
• Chandirana Kannu Hingalarada Hunnu – 2005 (Selected Poems)
• Buddha Beladingalu – 2010

• Kendamandala – 1990
• Mooru Beedi Natakagalu – 2004
• Bahuroopi (Poetry drama) – 2003
• Mudnakudu Natakagalu – 2010

• Nondavara Novu – 2002
• Maathu Manthana – 2004
• Ondu koda halina samara – 2008
• Aparimitada Kattale – 2010
• Chinnudi – 2015

• Mohada Deepa – 1999
• Papa prajne – 2015

• Bhima Boyi – 1994
• Belakina Saradararu – 2015

• Ole Okkane – 2005

• Yuva Bouddharigondu Darshana – 2002
• Deegha Nikaya – 2012 (Revision for Mahabodhi Society, Bengaluru)
• Dalita Darshana – 2014

• Dalita Kathegalu – 1996 (for Karnataka Sahitya Academy)
• Kavya Bangara – 2005
• Poems of Dasara Poets' meet – 2004
• Marali Manege – 2006 (A souvenir on the event of Buddhanedege… a dalit march for equality commemorating 50th year of Ambedkar's conversion)
• Kavya 2005 – 2008 (for Karnataka Sahitya Academi)

• Angar Ki Choti Per – 2001 (Translated into Hindi by Prof. Dharanendra Kurakuri)
• Poemas: Mudnakudu Chinnaswamy – 2005 (Translated into Spanish by Prof. Rowena Hill)
• Zakhm Kasak Awaz – 2012 (Translated into Urdu by Nooruddin Noor)
• Before It Rains Again – (Translated by Rowena Hill)
• Asmita Ki Khoj – 2010(Translation of "Ondu koda halina samara’ a collection of essays into Hindi by Bhalachandra Jayshetty)

• Bayala Belaku – 2008 (Edit: Appagere Somashekara)
• Beyuva Bege – 2012 (A research work on Dr. Mudnakudu by Dr. Mallappa Chalavadi)

• Kendra Sahitya Academy award in 2022, for his work "Bahutvada Bhaaratha mattu Bouddha Thaatvikate".^[2]
• Karnataka State Sahitya Academy award - 2009
• The Outlook” weekly magazine in its special issue of April 26, 2021[Ambedkar Anniversary Special] adjudged him as one among "50 Dalits, Remaking India"

• Kannada literature
• Kannada poetry
• Dalit Literature

• Official website