Nitin Kushalappa (born Mookonda Poonacha Nitin Kushalappa, also known as Mookonda Nitin Kushalappa, Nitin Kushalappa M P or Mookonda Kushalappa) is an Indian author of books and articles. He hails from Kodagu (Coorg), a region rich in oral lore.
Career
He is the author of Puffin Books' Dakshin: South Indian Myths and Fables Retold. Kushalappa also has books on local history, a translation, and a biography to his credit.His various articles have been published by the Deccan Herald, and Star of Mysore. He has authored published books and writes under the names Mookonda Kushalappa and Nitin Kushalappa M P. He is the researcher working for the online Kodava Virtual Museum. He has done work on an old temple script. In an interview with Anushree Madhavan of The New Indian Express, Nitin admits that Coorg and the Pattole Palame are constant influences in his works.
References
Living people
Indian male writers
Year of birth missing (living people)