One of Kannada’s foremost writers, Dayananda holds a master’s degree in Kannada literature, English literature and journalism. He has also worked as a journalist and has gained a decade of journalism experience in ‘Samaya TV’, ‘Prajavani’ and ‘Samachara.com’ news agencies and is currently a media lecturer at Samvad Institute, Bangalore. The play ‘Balapurna’ was published in 2005 with the support of the Kannada Pustaka Pradhikara. He won Chhanda Pustaka Bahumana for his collection of stories published in 2017, ‘Devaru Kacchida Sebu’. ‘Buddhana Kivi’ is his second story collection. His stories have received Basavaraja Kattimani Yuva Puraskara, Gulbarga University Gold Medal, Sankramana Katha Puraskara, Prajavani Deepawali Kathaspardhe Bahumana, Samajmukhi Katha Puraskara.