P. P. Giridhar (1951-) is a Reader at the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore. A post-graduate in Linguistics and English Literature and holding a doctorate in Linguistics, he has published both in India and abroad. His grammars of a Angami and Mao Naga have been well-received. Also a promising translator, his English translation of Sri Krishna Aianahallys novel Porasongada Gendethimma, published by Macmillan India, won the American Kannadigas’ special book prize for 1998.