Shashi Tarikere, an enthusiast in short stories, poetry, and short film production and direction, currently works as a technician at ISRO, Bangalore. His story collection ‘Duminga’ won the 2019 Chhanda Pustaka Award, and he received the 2020 Toto Award from Toto Funds the Art (TFA). His recent releases include the short story collection ‘Tiramisu’ and the poetry collection ‘Pupa’, which has been honored with the Shrinivasaraju Kavya Prashasti.