Chaduranga which is the pen name of M. Subramanya Rake Urs (1916-I 998), was a stalwart of the ‘Pragatisheela’ (Progressive) Movement in Kannada literature. He wrote eight collections of short stories, three plays and four novels two of which viz ‘Sarvamangala and Uyyale (The Swing) were filmed. A well-known and widely respected figure in the cultural scene of Karnataka he was also into film-making. A. Karnataka State Sahitya Akademi and Sahitya Akademy award winner, he was also honoured with a D. Litt by the University of Mysore.