G. S. Shivarudrappa (1926–2013) is a Kannada poet celebrated in Karnataka as “Rashtrakavi.” He was a renowned professor of Kannada at the University of Bangalore and a reputed scholar of ancient Kannada poetry. He has published 18 collections of poems, 16 prose works, and four travelogues. He has been bestowed with several awards, including the Sahitya Akademi Award.