Famous actor, playwright, director and writer Dr. Gajanan Sharma is a Superintendent Engineer in Karnataka Electricity Transmission Corporation.

‘Punarvasu’, ‘Chennabhairadevi’, ‘Prameya’ are his major novels. He has created more than ten children’s dramas like ‘Nani Bhattana Swargada Kanasu’, ‘Gombe Ravana’, ‘Aaga mattu Sundari’, ‘Hanchinamane Parasappa’, ‘Pusthaka Panditya’, ‘Kannamabadi Kattadiddare’, ‘Dvandva Dwapara’ and ‘Belli Belakina Hinde’.

Visvesvaraya’s autobiography of his career has been translated into Kannada under the title ‘Nanna Vrutti Jeevanada Nenapugalu’. He received his doctorate from Kannada Vishwavidyalaya, Hampi for his thesis on ‘Children’s Drama and Theater in Kannada’. He has recorded his career experience in the work ‘Nanna Vrutti Jeevanada Nenapugalu’.