Syed Saleem is a Telugu writer.[1] He has written thirty novels, about 300 short stories[2] and more than 150 poems. His fiction has been translated into English, Hindi, Marathi, Oriya, Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil languages. His work is characterised by his humanitarianism and poetic expression.[3] His novel Kaluthunna Poolathota won the Sahitya Akademi Award in Telugu, 2010.[4][5]
Early life
Saleem was born in Throvagunta village near Ongole. He began writing poetry while in school.[6] He earned an M.Sc. (Tech) degree from Andhra University.
Career
Saleem began writing short fiction in 1980; his first story was "Manishi". His stories have been adapted as a television serial, Saleem Kathalu, which has aired on the Telugu language television channel DD Yadagiri.[7] One of his stories, "Aaro Alludu" has been included in the second volume of World Best Stories, published by Bangalore University.
'Abhyudaya Sahiti Puraskaram' was presented to him in 2012 at the cultural festival ‘Sampradaya Sanskritika Vaibhavam-4'.[8]
Many of Saleem's stories have been translated into Kannada, Hindi, Oriya and Marathi. Twenty selected stories were translated into English and published as Ocean and Other Stories by Prism Publications, Bangalore. Another twenty stories were published as Three Dimensions and Other Stories, also by Prism Publications. His novels Vendimegham and Kaluthunna Poolathota have been translated into several languages.
Saleem works as an additional commissioner of income tax in Nagpur.[1]
^ abc"Velthuru Chettu (Tree of Light)". IUP Journal of Commonwealth Literature. 1 (2): 139–145. July 2009. Syed Saleem is a popular contemporary Telugu writer who has to his credit an extensive publication record that includes short stories, poetry and novels ... Saleem works as an Asst. Commissioner of Income Tax in Hyderabad ... His novel Vendimegham won the Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University award
